Italian Workers Kidnapped in Libya

Global Affairs Canada says it is aware of “the troubling, yet unconfirmed” report of the abduction of a Canadian citizen in Libya. It declined to provide further details, citing the “delicateness” of the situation.

The spokesman of Ghat Municipality, Hassan Othman, said the two Italian nationals were working for Italian Kancos company that is doing msintenence in the airport and one Canadian who was working as an engineer for Libya’s Aviation Company.

Local media said the abduction was not carried out by al-Qaeda.

He said officials are working on securing their release.

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The workers were abducted by armed men near the southern Libyan city of Ghat, near the Algerian border.

Sources said the kidnapped Italians are Bruno Cacace, a 56-year-old from Borgo San Dalmazzo, near Cuneo, and Danilo Calonego, a 66-year-old from the province of Belluno. Nearly a year into its mandate, Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government has dealt with several high-profile abduction cases and has repeatedly said that it does not pay ransom to kidnappers.

However, the ministry said it had no information to provide about a third person.