The Italian foreign ministry confirmed two Italian were kidnapped in Libya on Monday.

The two Italians were abducted at dawn Monday in Ghat, a southern Libyan city, along with a Canadian citizen, according to Komani Mohamed Saleh, the mayor of the city of Ghat, as quoted on the Tuniscope Arabic website.

All three of the kidnapped worked for an Italian company that performed maintenance operations at Ghat airport, the website said.

The ministry learned of the kidnapping in the early morning and is following the developments closely, the announcement said.

Authorities are working with utmost discretion given the sensitivity of the situation, according to ANSA.

Source : XINHUA