Three Turks kidnapped in Libya in November have been freed, the North African country's unity government said on Sunday, without mentioning the fate of a South African man abducted with them. The four men were working on the construction of a power plant in Ubari, 1,000 kilometres (600 miles) south of the capital Tripoli, when they were abducted by armed men. "Thanks to the efforts of the security services, the three Turkish technicians employed by the Turkish firm Enka... were freed" on Saturday night, a statement from the Government of National Accord (GNA) said.
The statement did not give further details on the circumstances surrounding their release or identify the abductors, and it did not mention the fate of the South African national. Jihadist groups and militias have often targeted foreign workers and diplomatic missions in Libya, after the country descended into lawlessness following the 2011 uprising that toppled and killed dictator Muammar Qadhafi.