2 British tourists and their driver have been abducted in Congo's Virunga National Park

• Two British tourists and a driver were kidnapped in Virunga National Park.
• A park ranger was also allegedly killed.

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - A Congo park spokesman says one guard has been killed and two British tourists and their driver have been abducted in Virunga National Park.

Joel Wengamulay, spokesman for the Congolese Institute for The Conservation of Nature, told the U.N.-backed Radio Okapi that the kidnapping occurred Friday in the Nyiragongo territory just north of Goma.

He says their vehicle was ambushed while bringing the British tourists from Kibumba to Goma.

Wengamulay says investigations into the attack have begun. Eastern Congo is home to multiple armed groups.

Britain's Foreign and Commonwealth Office says it is in contact with Congolese authorities following an incident involving two British nationals. It did not give details.

Virunga national park runs along the border with Uganda and Rwanda, and is a Unesco world heritage site. It is famously home to critically endangered mountain gorillas, and was the scene of a documentary on Netflix called Virunga.

Park director Emmanuel de Merode told the BBC World Service the recent attacks were part of "a bigger picture which involves the trafficking of natural resources."

The park is protected by around 800 rangers, but there have been a number of killings and kidnappings in recent years, such as when five rangers and one driver were killed on 9 April.