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Unrest in PNG's Highlands exposes deep political divisions

15:04 pm on 18 June 2018

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Unrest in Papua New Guinea's Southern Highlands province is being widely described as a political problem requiring leadership to prevent escalation.

PNG's government declared a state of emergency on Friday, a day after a mob went on a rampage in the provincial capital Mendi, destroying a commercial aircraft and setting fire to the local courthouse, the provincial governor's house and other buildings.

Johnny Blades reports

The destroyed Air Nuigini Dash 8 at Mendi Airport Photo: Supplied