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The Ministry of External Affairs contacted Italy after the abduction that took place on Saturday night, the sources said.
Odisha`s Director General of Police Manmohan Praharaj said, "There is information about abduction of two persons by Maoists in Kandhamal district. Further details are awaited."
State Home Secretary U N Behera said the abduction took place on Saturday night.
A senior police officer said the foreigners, who had visited the area on March 12 along with two others from Puri, were identified as Bosusco Paolo and Claudio Colangelo.