ROME: Four Italian nationals were kidnapped in Libya near an Eni oil and gas company complex in the city of Mellitah in western Libya, Italian news agency ANSA reported on Monday, citing a Foreign Ministry statement.
The four are workers for the Bonatti construction company that specializes in oilfield work and is working on the Greenstream underwater pipeline project that begins near Mellitah and runs underwater to the Sicilian city of Gela.
Italy had shut down its embassy in Libya on February 15 and urged Italians to leave the country because of risks to foreigners there, the ministry statement said.
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