No arrests have been made over the killing of a British man and New Zealand woman on a beach in Libya, the NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade says.
The news comes despite reports from local media outlet Libya Alhurra that four people had been arrested for shooting energy worker Mark De Salis and health worker Lynn Howie near the coastal area of Mellitah, west of Tripoli.
In a statement on Monday, an MFAT spokesman said it had been advised by the Libyan authorities that no arrests had been made, though an investigation was underway.
"We welcome the efforts that are being made to bring those responsible for Ms Howie's death to justice," the spokesman said.
The mother-of-two from Wellington was visiting her new partner in Libya, Fairfax NZ reported over the weekend, citing unnamed friends.
Mr De Salis was working for First Engineering as a power manager bringing generators to Tripoli to provide electricity.
He had worked in Libya for six years and liked the Libyan people.
A photograph which is claimed to be of the dead pair has been posted on social media. The picture, which was taken at night, shows them both lying face down on sand.
The pair were reportedly having a picnic before they were killed.
Their deaths follow the killing of a US teacher was shot dead in the eastern city of Benghazi.
Libya has descended into a state of lawlessness as rival militias struggle for power and wealth following the overthrow of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi nearly two years ago.
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