Businesspeople trapped in Libya land in Barcelona: 'We have not felt scared at any moment'

Three of the nine businesspeople from Tarragona's guild who had been trapped in Libya due to militia infighting landed in Barcelona at midday on Friday. 

Roberto Barros and two businessmen, one from the Catalan company Taurus, were among the travelers.

Barros highlighted that despite the situation, they "have not felt scared at any moment."

"From our rooms, we felt like watching an action movie with a lot of fire shots, but we were not scared," he told the Catalan News Agency (ACN).

"Not because we were braver, but because we did not have any sensation like such," he added.

He explained that the embassy had to negotiate with militias to be able to reach the airport, and that during the route to the infrastructure, they did not have any problems.

After the journey, the travelers do not rule out returning to the very "kind" African country that offers "a lot of work opportunities."

The five Tarragona businesspeople were on a trip with four more Spaniards, organized by the Tarragona business guild. After landing on Monday, they were held in the hotel's basement for security reasons in Tripoli due to the ongoing conflict in the area.

Later, the travelers were moved back to their rooms before being escorted to the ambassador's residence in the city.

International business trips are pretty common for the Cambra de Comerç de Tarragona. In the future, the organization plans to travel to Zambia, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Cabo Verde, Venezuela, the Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Gabon, Madagascar, Mauritius, and Réunion.