Warring Papua New Guinean tribesmen have clashed on a sports oval in the highlands city of Mt Hagen
Clansmen armed with bush knives turned Pope John Paul Oval into a battlefield and clashed with police on the streets of the Western Highlands capital on Friday when their long-running tribal fight spilled into the city.
PNG's Post-Courier newspaper reports that knife-wielding tribesmen and some with firearms clashed in the central city and confronted police, who fired warning shots to disperse them.
Hospital authorities report that a number of people have received treatment for injuries.