14 Aug 2017

Twenty dead in PNG as election-linked bloodbath continues

From , 3:04 pm on 14 August 2017

At least twenty people have died in election-related violence since vote counting began last month in Papua New Guinea's Enga province.
 
PNG's election has finished except in one electorate in the Highlands region where unrest linked to ballot box disputes continues in several towns.

However the violence is worst in Enga's capital Wabag where police say six people have died since Friday after fresh fighting involving supporters of the ousted member for Kandep Open, Don Polye.

Johnny Blades reports.

Supporters of election candidate Alfred Manase take to the streets in Wabag town, as violence erupts in Enga's provincial capital, 22 July 2017.

Supporters of election candidate Alfred Manase take to the streets in Wabag town, as violence erupts in Enga's provincial capital, 22 July 2017. Photo: Supplied