Gang kills women and children in Papua New Guinea massacre – reports. Dozens 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”.
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”.
