CANBERRA, Australia — Papua New Guinea safety forces are ready to make use of deadly pressure to free a international nationwide and three residents of the South Pacific island nation from armed criminals, the police commissioner stated.
The international nationwide and three Papua New Guinea college college students have been “being held by criminals within the border area of South Highlands, Hela and Western Provinces,” the police commissioner, David Manning, stated in an announcement dated Monday and obtained by The Related Press early Tuesday.
The international nationwide is a New Zealand citizen who lives in Australia and works as an archaeologist at an Australian college, Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported. The media outlet stated it was not releasing the archaeologist’s identify as a result of sensitivity of the scenario.
Manning stated the security of the hostages was the highest precedence of safety forces who “are working inside their set guidelines of engagement in coping with these criminals.”
“Our specialised safety pressure personnel will use no matter means obligatory towards the criminals, as much as and together with the usage of deadly pressure, as a way to present for the security and safety of the individuals being held,” Manning added.
New Zealand’s Ministry of International Affairs and Commerce stated Tuesday in an electronic mail that it was conscious of the case however wouldn’t present further info for privateness causes.
Australia’s Division of International Affairs and Commerce declined to remark.