20 Feb 2024

More than 60 dead in Papua New Guinea massacre

From Morning Report, 8:42 am on 20 February 2024

Authorities in Papua New Guinea are urging residents to stay calm, after more than 60 people were shot dead in a massacre.

Police say they were killed when one tribe, on its way to attack another tribe, was ambushed.

The killings mark a major escalation of tribal fighting.

RNZ Pacific journalist Lydia Lewis has been speaking with people on the ground.