Papua New Guinea police launch rescue operatin to find Australian professor
by Henry Belot and Oliver Holmes from World news | The Guardian on (#69185)
The academic, who was conducting studies in the highlands, was taken hostage along with three other researchers
Police in Papua New Guinea have launched a rescue operation to find an Australian professor and three local researchers who were taken hostage in the country's remote highlands, the Pacific island nation's police commissioner has announced.
An armed gang had demanded a ransom for the captives, commissioner of police David Manning said in a statement, describing the gunmen as opportunists" and the situation as delicate".
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