ROME, Feb. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- The Rome prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into the mysterious deaths of two Italian aid workers in Kabul, Italian News Agency ANSA reported Friday.

    The prosecutor's office here is responsible for all incidents which take place abroad and it has already contacted military authorities in Afghanistan for information on the deaths.

    Iendi Iannelli and Stefano Siringo were found dead in their beds in the guesthouse of the International Development Law Organization (IDLO the Rome-based aid organization for which Iannelli worked. Siringo was an Italian Foreign Ministry employee.

    Their bodies showed no signs of violence and at first investigators thought they might have died of carbon monoxide poisoning from a faulty heater.

    Italian Ambassador Jolanda Brunetti, however, who is responsible for the Italian Justice Office in Kabul, told Italian radio that the heater in the room was electric.

    Medical sources in Kabul also ruled out carbon monoxide poisoning but told PeaceReporter, an online news agency linked with Italy's Emergency aid organization, that the two Italians "do appear to have been in some way poisoned".

    IDLO is an international organization dedicated to promoting the rule of law in the developing world. It was founded in 1983 and since 1991 has had permanent observer status at the United Nations.

    It opened its office in Kabul in 2003 where it offers legal advice and assistance to local institutions. It has also collaborated in running training course for 450 judges. Enditem¡¡