Solomon Islands hostage crisis escalates as prime minister seized
Rebels from the Malaita Eagle Force captured Prime Minister Bartholomew Ulufa al u and seized key sites in Honiara while government leaders met to discuss his future. Police stations and the government telecommunications center were overrun, with reports of protective custody for the PM amid unclear capture details.
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Fiji's military ruler Commodore Frank Bainimarama rejected the rebels demand to join an interim government. Speight and his followers will be barred from power as the hostage crisis nears its third week. The army has already toppled the government, offered amnesty, and called for constitutional removal.
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