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South Korean trade official kidnapped in Libya
Source: Reuters
(Reuters) - A South Korean trade official has been kidnapped in Libya, the foreign ministry in Seoul said on Monday.
A foreign ministry official confirmed the identity of the kidnapped man as Han Seok-woo, the head of trade relations at the Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency in Libya.
Yonhap News Agency said four men abducted Han when he was leaving for work at 1 a.m Seoul time on Monday (1800 GMT Sunday). It said there had been no word yet from the kidnappers.
His whereabouts and the reason for the abduction were unknown.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/20/us-korea-libya-idUSBREA0I0KH20140120
Early story, not a lot of info at this point. I will update if additional info comes in. It sure does stink, though.
