The Foreign Office on Tuesday said the “exact nationality” of the deceased had not yet been confirmed following reports that four Pakistanis were murdered in Italy.

The FO’s statement came after AFP, quoting, Corriere della Sera daily, reported that Italian police had arrested two Pakistani nationals for the murder of four Pakistani farm workers found dead in a burnt-out minivan in southern Italy.

It said that while the deceased individuals were reported to be Pakistanis, their “exact nationality” was not confirmed yet, adding that the matter was being investigated by local police, who were also carrying out forensics.