An Australian professor and three colleagues are believed to have been taken hostage in a remote area of Papua New Guinea (PNG).
The ABC is reporting on Monday that a group of armed men in the highlands region have taken the four researchers at gunpoint, and it is alleged that a ransom demand has been made for their release.
According to reports, the Australian professor, a Papua New Guinean program coordinator and two graduates of the University of PNG were in the area doing a field study.
The Epoch Times has reached out to the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for comment….