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| British oil worker kidnapped in Indonesia, say reports | British oil worker kidnapped in Indonesia, say reports |
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| A British oil worker has reportedly been kidnapped in Indonesia. | A British oil worker has reportedly been kidnapped in Indonesia. |
| Engineer Malcolm Primrose, 61, was ambushed by an armed group as he travelled back from a mine in the Aceh region, reports said. | Engineer Malcolm Primrose, 61, was ambushed by an armed group as he travelled back from a mine in the Aceh region, reports said. |
| Primrose is said to work for the mining company Medco E&P. He was in a car with his driver when confronted by the men. | Primrose is said to work for the mining company Medco E&P. He was in a car with his driver when confronted by the men. |
| There were no indications of shots being fired, the BBC reported local police saying. | There were no indications of shots being fired, the BBC reported local police saying. |
| A spokeswoman for the Foreign Office said: "We are aware of an incident and are in touch with the local authorities." | A spokeswoman for the Foreign Office said: "We are aware of an incident and are in touch with the local authorities." |
| Primrose, a drilling supervisor, was kidnapped on Tuesday en route from Medco's oil-drilling site in Blang Simpo to his home in Seumali village, the Jakarta Globe reported. | |
| East Aceh police chief Muhajir told the newspaper: "The six perpetrators, carrying three rifles and one pistol, fired a warning shot into the air while intercepting the victim's car." | |
| The men tied up the driver and put Primrose in their car before driving off toward the Ranto Peureulak subdistrict, he said. | |
| Muhajir added: "Police officers, with the help of soldiers, are combing the surrounding areas where the victim was kidnapped and the remote areas in Ranto Peureulak to hunt the perpetrators." | |
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