ABC.net.au: 26/01/12
There has been a military mutiny in Papua New Guinea, with a group of rebel soldiers taking the commander of the country's defence force captive in Port Moresby.
A senior source in the PNG defence force says a group of between 12 and 20 soldiers overpowered guards at the Taurama barracks around 3:00am this morning.
They took the commanding officer captive, then moved to Murray Barracks and placed the head of the defence force, Commander Francis Agwi, under house arrest.
The source says the former defence attaché to Indonesia, a Colonel Yaura Safa, has now declared himself commander.
At this stage it is not clear if the incident is related to the conflict between Peter O'Neill and Sir Michael Somare over the country's prime ministership, or if it is the work of disgruntled soldiers.
No comments:
Post a Comment