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A 62-year-old British oil engineer is reported to have been kidnapped in the Aceh area of Indonesia. A 61-year-old British oil engineer has 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, who has been named as Malcolm Primrose, had been travelling back from a mine site when a group of armed men ambushed his car.
Police said there were no indication of shots being fired and that the car's driver was left tied up. Police said the driver was left tied up at the scene and there were no indication of shots being fired.
Investigations are ongoing into the incident and so far there have been no demands for a ransom. Investigations are ongoing and so far there have been no ransom demands.
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 The British embassy in Jakarta said it was in touch with the local authorities and the man's family. No further details about him have been released.
The British embassy in Jakarta said they were in touch with the local authorities and the man's family. Resource-rich
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 towards foreigners, but the conflict ended in a peace deal in 2005.
But the conflict ended in a peace deal in 2005, and kidnappings and attacks, particularly of foreign nationals, are unheard of in recent years. Although the area has been considered generally safe for foreigners to work in since the dispute was largely resolved, there are still plenty of firearms in private hands and kidnaps for ransom do occur, BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner said.
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, 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."