Local media report that at least eleven people have been killed and dozens injured in fighting between rival tribes in Papua New Guinea. About 250 houses were destroyed.
The police cannot yet confirm the reports as the clashes are taking place in the remote mountainous province of Southern Highlands. The fighting is reportedly linked to the construction of a liquid gas pipeline in the region.
The Papua New Guinean government has reached agreement with the region's tribes on the division of revenue from the lucrative project. However, some of the tribes are reportedly disappointed with the share of the revenue allotted to them, or claim they were left out.
Photo: map of Papua New Guinea (Wikimedia Commons)
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