26th January 2012, Papua New Guinea is today experiencing I believe for its first time a possible Military coup. The Brigadier General of the Defence Force has been put under house arrest and a new commander proclaimed. Currently they’ve put a road block at Murray Barracks main gates at Hohola and the Police have also put a road block at the roundabout at Hohola Police station. These two I know for sure, but there may be more around Port Moresby. There is an unconfirmed report of airport closure so no entry of people into Port Moresby also. According to an ABC report, it is said that this all started with a few soldiers supporting the ousted Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare raiding the Defence Force headquarters at the Murray Military Barracks and placed the head of the army under house arrest. The soldiers from the other military barracks, Taurama, made their presence felt by showing force at the Murray Barracks by way of discharging their firearms, as reported by another source. Some company’s and businesses have been forced to close early with their staff sent home due to all this. I do not know what’s to come out from all this, but I hope and pray that all will return to normal very shortly.
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