World News | At Least 26 Men Massacred in Papua New Guinea Tribal Violence, Police Tell Australian Media | LatestLY

Melbourne, Feb 19 (AP) At least 26 men were massacred in tribal violence in Papua New Guinea, Australian media reported Monday. A tribe, their allies and mercenaries were on their way to attack a neighboring tribe when they were ambushed Sunday in Enga province in the South Pacific nation’s remote highlands, Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary Acting Superintendent George Kakas told Australian Broadcasting Corp. Also Read | Washington’s Birthday (Presidents’ Day) 2024 Date, History and Significance: Know All About the Federal US Holiday That Honours All the Presidents of the US. Kakas initially said 53 had died. But security forces later revised the death toll down to 26, ABC reported. It was not immediately clear whether any of the ambushers…

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