Oil firm lists nationalities of Islamic State abductees in Libya
The nationalities of foreigners abducted by Islamic State militants in Libya last week were listed as four Filipinos, two Bangladeshis, one Austrian, one Czech and one Ghanaian by the firm managing the oilfield where they worked.
The March 6 attack on the al-Ghani oilfield marked a new phase in the violence in Libya where rival factions are battling for control. The militants made no financial or political demands as armed groups often do, but beheaded security guards and abducted workers in an apparent show of strength.
There has been no sign of the abductees since the attack, a spokesman for Austria's foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
VAOS, an oil services company operating in Libya with offices in Austria and Malta, said it had initiated an evacuation before the attack began.
