4 Indian Teachers Kidnapped in Libya, Allegedly by Islamic State

New Delhi:  Four Indian teachers have been kidnapped in Libya, from an area that is under Islamic State control, the government said today.

The Indians were reportedly kidnapped from Sirte town near Tripoli on Thursday evening. They were teaching at the university for the last year, said the ministry of external affairs.

“No ransom demand has been made yet. We are trying to ascertain their whereabouts,” said foreign ministry officials.

Sources say the area from where the Indians were kidnapped is under the control of the Islamic State, which has captured large swathes of Iraq and Syria and has declared itself a caliphate.

The Indian government had last year issued an advisory asking its citizens to leave Libya.

 39 Indians continue to be missing in Iraq.