21 Feb 2024

PNG massacre leaves women and young children displaced

From , 6:03 am on 21 February 2024
This handout picture released by the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary on February 19, 2024 shows officials patrolling near the town of Wabag, 600 kilometres northwest of the capital Port Moresby. Sixty-four bloodied bodies have been found in Papua New Guinea's highlands, police said on February 19, as officers reported ongoing gun battles between rival tribes. (Photo by Handout / ROYAL PAPAU NEW GUINEA CONSTABULARY / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / ROYAL PAPAU NEW GUINEA CONSTABULARY" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

This handout picture released by the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary on February 19, 2024 shows officials patrolling near the town of Wabag, 600 kilometres northwest of the capital Port Moresby. Photo: AFP PHOTO / ROYAL PAPAU NEW GUINEA CONSTABULARY

Boys as young as ten are reportedly involved in tribal fighting in Papua New Guinea's Enga Province.

At least 50 people are dead following the latest clash in ongoing tribal conflict. 

A man that's housing victims says while women and children flee, young boys stay and fight.

RNZ Pacific's Lydia Lewis has the story.