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Two Italians and a Canadian who were kidnapped in Libya in September have been released and flown to Italy, the Italian government says. Armed men abducted the three in the south-western town of Ghat, where they were working for an Italian company doing maintenance work at the airport. They were freed after co-operation with Libyan officials, Italy's foreign ministry said, without giving details. There has never been any claim or public request for ransom.