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7 February 2012

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Protesters in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea have seized three vessels belonging to the company which owned the MV Rabaul Queen that sank off the coast Morobe Province last week.

In exchange for the boats, the protesters are demanding that the owners of the Rabaul Queen pay compensation to survivors and the families of the deceased to cover the costs of displacement and repatriation.

Presenter : Clement Paligaru

Speaker: John Agamata, spokesperson for the protesters

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