Four Italians working for a construction company in Libya have been kidnapped, AFP reported Monday.
The foreign ministry said in a statement the four men were taken in the region of Mellitah, west of Tripoli, where they were working with Italian oil giant ENI.
The ministry said a crisis unit was "in constant contact" with the families and Bonatti, the company that employs the four.
Libya has been in conflict since Moammar Ghaddafi was overthrown in 2011, causing two rival governments to compete for power. Armed groups have been battling for oil wealth, and Daesh (ISIS) has also had increasing influence in the country's Sirte as violence escalates.
In February Italy closed its embassy and urged its citizens to leave the country.
