Five Indian nationals have been abducted in Mali, officials confirmed on Saturday, as the West African nation battles mounting violence driven by Al-Qaeda and ISIS-linked terror group.

According to news agency AFP , some armed men kidnapped the Indians on Thursday near Kobri in western Mali. They were employed by a firm involved in local electrification projects, a security source said.

A representative of the company told AFP that all other Indian workers had since been evacuated to the capital, Bamako. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the abductions.

"We confirm the kidnapping of five Indian nationals. The other Indians working for the company have been evacuated to Bamako, the capital," the representative said.

Mali, ruled by a military junta, has faced years of insta

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