Police operation underway in Western Province after kidnapping and murder
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- Papua New Guinea police launched a coordinated operation in Haiyafuli Village, Western Province, after reports that two teenage girls were kidnapped and held hostage.
- Police Commissioner David Manning said the operation follows a reported kidnapping and murder.
A coordinated police operation is underway in Haiyafuli Village, Mogulu, in Papua New Guinea’s Western Province, after an initial report that two teenage girls were kidnapped and taken hostage by armed criminals.
Police Commissioner David Manning advised that the operation followed the reported kidnapping and murder. The source provides no further details.
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