BAGHDAD, Nov. 28 (Xinhuanet) -- The US embassy in Iraq confirmed on Monday that an American civilian was kidnapped in the violence-plagued country.

   A US citizen has been confirmed missing in Iraq, a US embassy spokeswoman announced, without revealing the identity of the citizen.

   Earlier reports said four foreign aid workers including two Canadians, a Briton and an American were abducted by unknown gunmen in Baghdad on Saturday.

   The British and Canadian governments have also confirmed the kidnapping.

   It is the first snatching of foreign civilians in Baghdad since the high-profile abduction of the British Guardian newspaper reporter Rory Carroll, who was held for 36 hours last month and later released unharmed.

   More than 220 foreigners have been kidnapped in Iraq since the US-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003 and nearly 40 of them were killed. Enditem