MOGADISHU,(insidesomalia.org)- Two journalists, an Australian woman and a Canadian man, were abducted on Saturday by unidentified armed men near Mogadishu, police and a witness said.

"They were taken under the threat of firearms. It was an abduction," a security official at a hotel south of the capital informed on condition of anonymity.

A police officer confirmed the abduction on the road between Mogadishu and Afgoye, about 25 kilometers (15 miles) to the west.

The two journalists were to visit a refugee camp at Afgoye, the sources added.