Papua New Guinea: Gang kills 26 in village attacks

Police say a gang attacked three remote villages in Papua New Guinea, killing at least two dozen.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatchHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC VerifySportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessWomen at the HelmFuture of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceAI v the MindCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersGang kills women and children in Papua New Guinea massacre - reportsGetty ImagesThe attacks happened in East Sepik province, in Papua New GuineaDozens of villagers have reportedly been killed after a gang of young men launched a series of attacks in a remote region of Papua New Guinea.

Survivors of the massacre have described hearing their neighbours' cries of pain, and watching as others were speared as they tried to flee the gang in canoes.

At least 26 people - including 16 children - were killed, local media reported, with fears the death toll may yet rise to 50 as the search for survivors continues.

United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk said the "shocking" violence seemed to be "the result of a dispute over land and lake ownership and user rights" and appealed to officials to "ensure those responsible are held to account".

Governor Allan Bird told Australia's ABC News there were just 20 police officers for the 100,000 people who live in the Angoram district of East Sepik province where the attack took place.

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