Papua Neuguinea

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Offenbar schwere Stammesauseinandersetzungen auf Papua-Neuguinea...

Dozens killed as tribal violence erupts in Papua New Guinea’s restive highlands

At least 49 bodies were found at the site of a gun battle between tribes in Papua New Guinea’s remote highlands, police told CNN Monday, in a gruesome escalation of hostilities in the country.

Those killed were believed to be warring members of the Ambulin and Sikin tribes who were armed with “military style” automatic weapons, according to Enga Province Police Commander George Kakas. The bloodshed broke out Sunday morning over a protracted land dispute in the Middle Lai area of Enga Province, located over 600 kilometers (more than 370 miles) northwest of the capital, Port Moresby. [...]

Hostilities between the Ambulin and Sikin tribes began in 2021 over a piece of land and has since spiraled into a constant cycle of violence, Kakas said. Members of the Amublin tribe had “got wind of the Sikin staging an attack early in the morning, so they were waiting for them – setting up an ambush,” Kakas told CNN. Police had loaded 26 bodies onto trucks Sunday, before returning Monday to collect more, Kakas said, adding that his officers were still “scouring the area, the riverbanks for more.” [...]

Anthony Albanese, the Prime Minister of neighboring Australia, called news of the fighting “very disturbing.” “We are providing considerable support, particularly for training police officers and for security in Papua New Guinea,” Albanese told Australian Broadcasting Corporation Radio on Monday.

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/19/world...index.html

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