.c The Associated Press, Feb. 1
OSLO, Norway (AP) -- A Norwegian photojournalist has been reported missing in Cuba after failing to return to Oslo from a three-week trip to the island.
Rolf M. Aagaard, 54, a photographer for Oslo's Aftenposten newspaper, was last heard from on Jan. 7, shortly after he arrived alone in Havana for a study trip. He was to have returned to Oslo on Friday, but his airline tickets were not used, Aftenposten said Monday.
His family reported him missing this weekend. Norwegian authorities are attempting to trace him through the international police organization Interpol and diplomatic channels. Two top editors from Aftenposten left for Cuba on Monday to join the search.
Aagaard is a veteran photojournalist who has visited Cuba often and published a book about the country.
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