Australian Pilot Kidnapped, Released Unharmed in PNG

An Australian helicopter pilot and two locals kidnapped in a remote part of Papua New Guinea have been released unharmed.The pilot and two Digicel contractors landed at a telecommunications site where they were taken at gunpoint during a scheduled stop near Mt Sisa on Monday afternoon, Feb. 26. They were released hours later. “The quick response by our [Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary] was key in arresting this situation,” PNG’s Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko told AAP. “Our men will not stop following through on those criminals until we get them arrested or otherwise.” PNG police believed the group was motivated by a “compensation claim.”...