Suspected Sri Lankan separatists arrested in PNG

Updated September 2, 2008 16:11:26

Papua New Guinea's National Intelligence Organisation has arrested 12 Sri Lankans thought to be members of a separatist group, in a covert dawn raid. The National Intelligence Organisation believes that at least 30 Sri Lankans have entered PNG illegally in recent weeks - ten are still missing. The 12 men aged between 30 and 35 are allegedly members of the Sirl Lankan Tamil Tiger separatist group.

Presenter: Geraldine Coutts
Speaker: Firman Nanol, ABC-Port Moresby