Italians 'kidnapped by al-Qaeda linked group'

(ANSAmed) - Cairo, September 22 - A spokesperson for the Libyan forces loyal to Tobruk General Khalifa Haftar has reportedly said that the two Italians kidnapped with a Canadian in the south of the country this week were abducted by a group linked to al-Qaeda. "The two Italians kidnapped in south-west Libya were abducted by a criminal gang and behind them is al-Qaeda's fingerprint," Colonel Ahmed al Mismari told the Alwasat website.