Gang kills at least 26 villagers in remote Papua New Guinea, officials say
Gang kills at least 26 villagers in remote Papua New Guinea, officials say
Officials say at least 26 people have been killed by a gang in three remote villages in Papua New Guinea’s north, and eight villagers remain missing.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — At least 26 people were killed by a gang in three remote villages in Papua New Guinea’s north and eight villagers remained missing Friday in the latest violence in the South Pacific island nation relating to contested land ownership and sorcery allegations, officials said.
“It was a very terrible thing … when I approached the area, I saw that there were children, men, women. They were killed by a group of 30 young men,” the acting police commander in East Sepik province, James Baugen, told Australian Broadcasting Corp. on Friday.
contested land ownership
Ok, still senseless violence, but makes sense ig
sorcery allegations
Wut‽
3sorcery allegations
The go-to allegation in societies where there is widespread superstition.
This is Very similar to allegations of Satan-worship in the US.
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