Shootouts over gold mine kill 30 in Papua New Guinea

A land dispute near a gold mine has caused a spiral of violence between rival clans.

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Security forces have been given emergency powers to stop the fighting - including the use of "lethal force" - according to the country's police commissioner.

Alcohol sales have been banned and an overnight curfew is in place, he added.

Unrest had been brewing near the Porgera gold mine in the country's central highlands ever since members of the Sakar clan settled on land owned by their rivals, the Piande, sometime in August.

Police say that on Sunday alone, more than 300 shots were fired by tribesmen, after peace talks between the clans had failed.

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