Ten Tunisian consular staff kidnapped on Friday in the Libya capital of Tripoli are in good condition.

Ten Tunisian consular staff kidnapped on Friday in the Libya capital of Tripoli are in good condition, the interior minister of Libya’s self-proclaimed government said.

According to the minister, contact has been made with their captors.

Tunisia said on Friday an armed group had stormed the consulate and kidnapped staff. Most diplomats left Tripoli after an armed faction called Libya Dawn took over the city and set up its own government there last summer.

"I am in contact with the group who abducted the Tunisian staff and hopefully the staff will be freed soon," minister Mohammad Shaiteer told Reuters.

No group has yet claimed responsibility, but Libya is in turmoil with two rival governments and a number of armed groups battling for control.