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the korean trade official who was kidnapped in the libyan capital of tripoli last weekend
is safe according to an official from korea's foreign ministry.
the official said the government stands ready to help but cannot say whether the act was
politically motivated. han seok-woo the head of the local branch
of the state-run korea trade-investment promotion agency was abducted by four armed men on his
way home from work on sunday evening local time.
citing a source with information about the incident seoul-based yonhap news agency reports
the kidnappers are members of a small milit ia group based in tripoli... and the liby
an government and the militia are secretly negotiating a ransom payment.
other korean media outlets have reported the gunmen asked for around two million u.s. dollars
... something korea's foreign ministry den ies.
the ministry says the government would never expose information about the kidnappers or
a potential ransom for the sake of the victim 's safety.