Dozens killed in fresh outbreak of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea highlands

Police say attack between neighbouring tribes led to mass deaths, marking an escalation in fighting in the country’s remote northern region

Dozens of men have been killed in a fresh outbreak of tribal violence in the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea, local police have said.

George Kakas, Enga provincial police commander, told the Guardian the men were killed by heavy gun fire on Sunday. He said men from two tribes staged an attack on another group who were “ambushed and killed.”