3 foreigners kidnapped in western town (AP) Three foreigners, including an Italian man, have been kidnapped in the western Libyan town of Zuwara, a security official said Sunday. He said the other two are believed to be from the Balkan region. All the three are employees of an Italian construction company in Zuwara, he said, without giving further details. In Rome, the Foreign Ministry said there has been no contact with an Italian working in Libya since Saturday. “All channels have been activated” to determine the Italian’s fate, it added without giving further details. Authorities have arrested a Libyan man suspected of involvement in the kidnappings, the Libyan official said without elaborating. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief the media. The kidnappings are the latest evidence of the chaos and lawlessness sweeping the energy-rich North African nation since the ouster and killing in 2011 of longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
Posted on: Sun, 06 Jul 2014 13:23:30 +0000
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