(VOVworld) - Three of the ten Tunisian consular staff kidnapped in Libya last week have been freed while negotiations over the other hostages are continuing.

A police vehicle is seen parked in front of the Tunisian consulate in Tripoli, Libya June 13, 2015. (Photo: Reuters)

 Gunmen stormed the Tunisian consulate on Friday in Tripoli and seized the diplomats. No group has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping and the Tunisian government has not given any details about negotiations or conditions set by the captors.  Tunisian authorities last month arrested Walid Kalib, a member of Libyan Dawn, who faces kidnapping charges in Tunisia. A Libyan police officer said the seven other diplomats would be released when Kalib is released by Tunisian authorities.