Han Seok-Woo, the head of the Libya unit of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), was kidnapped early Monday morning, Seouls foreign ministry spokeswoman told AFP.
The identity of the kidnappers was not known.
Yonhap news agency said Han had been kidnapped by four unidentified men late Sunday in Tripoli on his way back home after work, citing unnamed Seoul officials.
Han has worked in the KOTRA office in Tripoli since 2012, it said.
Libya has been plagued by violence and sporadic armed unrest in many parts of the country since Kadhafis overthrow.
Its deputy industry minister was shot dead last week and Tripoli declared a state of emergency Saturday after fresh clashes with armed groups in the south.
(U.H-RN)
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