The four men were working for Parma-based firm Bonatti when they were taken from a site near the Mellitah Oil & Gas compound, Italy's Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported.
The ministry did not say when the men were snatched, but a statement sent to Upstream from Bonatti said they were abducted on Sunday.
"On July 19, four Italian specialists who are employees at Bonatti company have been kidnapped in Libya nearby Mellitah complex," the construction firm said.
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