updated 2/17/2013 7:05:48 AM ET 2013-02-17T12:05:48

ROME (Reuters) - An Italian man was among several construction workers kidnapped in northern Nigeria on Sunday, the Foreign Ministry said.

The men were working in the state of Bauchi for a Lebanese construction company, state news agency ANSA reported. The ministry said it could provide no details at this time.

(Reporting by Steve Scherer; Editing by Angus MacSwan)

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