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| British oil worker reported kidnapped in Indonesia | |
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| A 62-year-old British oil engineer is reported to have been kidnapped in the Aceh area of Indonesia. | |
| A spokesman for police in the province said the man was travelling back from a mine site with a driver when a group of armed men ambushed their car. | A spokesman for police in the province said the man was travelling back from a mine site with a driver when a group of armed men ambushed their car. |
| Police said there were no indication of shots being fired and that the car's driver was left tied up. | Police said there were no indication of shots being fired and that the car's driver was left tied up. |
| Investigations are ongoing into the incident and so far there have been no demands for a ransom. | Investigations are ongoing into the incident and so far there have been no demands for a ransom. |
| The man was working for Indonesian energy company Medco Exploration and Production. | The man was working for Indonesian energy company Medco Exploration and Production. |
| No contact | No contact |
| The British embassy in Jakarta said they were in touch with the man's relatives in Indonesia, but had not been able to reach his family in Britain. | The British embassy in Jakarta said they were in touch with the man's relatives in Indonesia, but had not been able to reach his family in Britain. |
| Authorities have had no contact with the suspected kidnappers. | Authorities have had no contact with the suspected kidnappers. |
| Aceh is a resource-rich province in Indonesia that had a history of separatist conflicts and violence, including toward foreigners. | Aceh is a resource-rich province in Indonesia that had a history of separatist conflicts and violence, including toward foreigners. |
| But the conflict ended in a peace deal in 2005, and kidnappings and attacks, particularly of foreign nationals, are unheard of in recent years. | But the conflict ended in a peace deal in 2005, and kidnappings and attacks, particularly of foreign nationals, are unheard of in recent years. |
| Dr Sajjan Gohel, an expert on international terrorism and the director for international security at the Asia Pacific Foundation think-tank, said hostage taking in Aceh was unusual. | Dr Sajjan Gohel, an expert on international terrorism and the director for international security at the Asia Pacific Foundation think-tank, said hostage taking in Aceh was unusual. |
| He told BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme: "Aceh is a very conservative province, so they are somewhat angry at the foreign presence of companies that may be there. | He told BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme: "Aceh is a very conservative province, so they are somewhat angry at the foreign presence of companies that may be there. |
| "But nevertheless no-one would have anticipated this happening in Aceh, it's more likely that other provinces would have been more susceptible to hostage taking." | "But nevertheless no-one would have anticipated this happening in Aceh, it's more likely that other provinces would have been more susceptible to hostage taking." |