Police say attack between neighbouring tribes led to mass deaths, marking an escalation in fighting in the country’s remote northern region
  • roastedDeflator
    5•4 months ago

    There have been issues in the area for many decades now, since the 1960’s. Once more, they are all related to colonial borders after the Dutch left Indonesia. Funny thing this article doesn’t mention anything of the kind?

  • AutoTL;DRBEnglish
    3•4 months ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    Dozens of men have been killed in a fresh outbreak of tribal violence in the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea, local police have said.

    George Kakas, Enga provincial police commander, told the Guardian the men were killed by heavy gun fire on Sunday.

    Tribal fighting is not unusual in parts of Papua New Guinea though trouble in the Enga province has attracted attention in recent months.

    Last year the province was reportedly put into lockdown after an outbreak of violence which killed as many as 150 people, though estimates vary widely.

    The incident gained international attention after disturbing footage appearing to show men, tied-up and dragged behind a truck as onlookers cheered, circulated on social media.

    “That is very disturbing the news that has come out of Papua New Guinea,” Australia prime minister Anthony Albanese said in a radio interview on Monday.

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