For almost a month now, a South Korean man, along with 3 coworkers from the Philippines have been held captive by an unknown armed group in Libya.
In a video posted online yesterday,... the men are asking to be saved.
Reports say South Korea thinks the video is a sign the men's captors want to negotiate.
Park Hee-jun reports. A South Korean citizen has been held captive for almost a month by an unidentified group in Libya.
Seoul's Ministry of Foreign Affairs revealed Wednesday... that 1 South Korean and 3 Filipinos, who were working on a water supply project in western Libya,,... were raided and abducted by an unidentified armed group on July 6th.
The abduction was reported by the authority overseeing the project.
A video clip appearing to show the four men... was posted on Facebook Wednesday morning by 218News, a major Libyan television channel.
They say they are from South Korea and the Philippines,... and, surrounded by men with guns, they're pleading for help.
According to an official at the ministry,... it's not yet known who the kidnappers are or what their motive is,... but the clip is likely a sign that the group wants to negotiate terms for the abductees' release.
And they are expecting the group to make contact very soon.
The foreign ministry says the South Korean government has been doing its best to ensure the Korean man's safety since it became aware of the situation last month.
It also made it clear that it will not negotiate directly with the group,... but handle the situation in close cooperation with the Libyan government.
Park Hee-jun, Arirang News.
