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Manus Island riot: G4S chief rejects suggestion company invited PNG police into detention centre

Violent protests broke out at the Manus Island detention centre in February. (ABC News)

The head of the security company that was in charge of the Manus Island detention centre during February's fatal riot has strongly rejected suggestions it invited Papua New Guinea police inside the fence.

A 23-year-old Iranian man, Reza Barati, died and dozens of others were injured during two nights of violence at the centre.

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