Rescue mission under way for researchers taken hostage in Papua New Guinea
By Tom Housden & Tiffanie TurnbullA mission is under way to rescue an Australian professor and three local researchers being held hostage by an armed group in Papua New Guinea .
The team were on a field study trip in remote highlands when they were captured, on an unspecified date.The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has reported that a larger group was initially kidnapped and some local guides have since been released. The police chief said overnight the kidnappers were "opportunists" who had "obviously not thought this situation through"."They can release their captives and they will be treated fairly through the criminal justice system, but failure to comply and resisting arrest could cost these criminals their lives."
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