Canada confirmed on Sunday it had become aware of a citizen taken hostage in Libya and was “diligently pursuing all appropriate channels to obtain more information”. Libyan authorities ​search for Canadian and two Italians abducted at border Read moreLibyan authorities said last week a Canadian and two Italians had been kidnapped in the country’s south-western desert, possibly by a criminal gang. The Canadian government then called the matter “unconfirmed”. On Sunday, Global Affairs Canada, the country’s foreign department, called the kidnapping “troubling” but declined to provide more details. Al-Qaida-linked Islamist militants have long had a presence across the border between Libya and Algeria.

Source: The Guardian September 25, 2016 18:04 UTC