The Ambassador of Serbia in Tripoli, Oliver Potežica, said that there are no Serbian citizens among the kidnapped medical workers in Libya.
Earlier today, CNN reported that the Islamic State kidnapped nearly 20 medical workers at the Ibn Sina Hospital in Sirte, and that among the kidnapped medics were citizens of Serbia.
The attack was carried out by a group of 30 militants on Monday evening, while the foreign doctors and nurses were waiting in front of the hospital for the bus that was supposed to transfer them to Tripoli.
Officials believe the terrorists want to keep medical personnel in Sirte, a city they almost completely control, to treat their wounded and injured comrades.
The bus was supposed to transport medical workers to safety due to the worsening security situation in the city.
The AP agency reported that the members of "Battalion 166", which is fighting against the Islamic State, announced that the kidnapping was carried out in the Ibn Sina hospital, but that their fighters managed to hide some foreign medical workers and transfer them to the city of Misrata.
According to one local official, IS wants to keep "the only medical team that can help their wounded fighters" in the city.
The city of Sirte, located halfway between Tripoli and Benghazi, has been under the control of the Islamic State since last year.
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