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IS abducts Bangladeshi with 7 others from Libya: officials

Xinhua, March 9, 2015 Adjust font size:

IS guerrillas have abducted eight foreigners, including one Bangladeshi national from an oil field in Libya on Sunday, Bangladesh's foreign ministry officials said on Monday.

Information officer of Bangladesh Foreign Ministry Khaleda Begum confirmed the incident while speaking with Xinhua via phone.

The official said the Bangladeshi worker is from northern Jamalpur district and his family has been informed about the abduction.

He also said the foreign ministry has asked the Bangladeshi mission in Tripoli to conduct a search for the abducted worker. Endi