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P&O; cruise calls passengers back to ship amidst siege

1st Aug 2016 3:39 PM

P&O has called passengers on a shore visit back to their ship as Papua New Guinean authorities escalate a tense stand off with a group of armed robbers. 

SBS News reports tear gas was fired into the offices of PNG Airlines this afternoon after an attempted armed robbery. 

The ship - the Pacific Aria - is docked in the tourist town Alotau, in the Milne Bay province but is reportedly expected to set sail shortly. 

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