An Australian archaeology professor and his two Papua New Guinean colleagues are released from captivity after more than a week of tense and traumatic negotiations, and a complex security operation involving police and defence personnel.
An Australian professor and his two Papua New Guinean colleagues have been released from captivity, more than a week after they were kidnapped in PNG's highlands.Professor Bryce Barker, who is an Australian resident and New Zealand citizen, was held alongside fellow members of his research team Cathy Alex, Jemina Haro and PhD student Teppsy Beni.
The group was doing fieldwork in a remote part of PNG's highlands near Mount Bosavi, on the border of the Hela and Southern Highlands provinces, when they were taken by a criminal gang from Hela Province who demanded a ransom for their freedom. It brings to an end days of tense and traumatic captivity, negotiations, and a complex security operation involving PNG police and defence personnel, in consultation with the Australian and New Zealand governments.
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