Four UN humanitarian workers were kidnapped today by gunmen in Somalia.
"Four UN staff members were abducted early this morning by unknown armed men in Wajid, Somalia. They were on their way to the airport when their convoy was stopped by gunmen," a statement from the United Nations in Nairobi said.
"No violence or shooting was reported to have occurred during the incident," added the statement, issued by the UN humanitarian coordinator's office for Somalia.
Somalia is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for aid workers, who have been the targets of assassinations and kidnappings during a two-year insurgency led by Islamist insurgents against the government and foreign backers.
The nationalities of the kidnapped workers is not known as yet.
Reuters