Gunmen kidnap Tunisian diplomat in Libya


  • World
  • Friday, 18 Apr 2014

The car of a security company is seen parked in front of the Tunisian embassy in Tripoli April 17, 2014. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny

TRIPOLI/TUNIS (Reuters) - A Tunisian diplomat was kidnapped on Thursday in the Libyan capital Tripoli, Libya's foreign ministry said, two days after gunmen seized Jordan's ambassador.

Kidnappings have become commonplace in the oil producer, with foreign officials often the targets.

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