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Northern Land Council chair says NT Police ignored warnings of unrest before Peppimenarti arrow death

The chair of the Northern Land Council claims Northern Territory Police ignored multiple warnings about escalating tension in the remote community of Peppimenarti, before a man was struck and killed by an arrow this week. 

The 36-year-old was taken to the local health clinic just before midnight on Tuesday "with an arrow wound", and died shortly after. 

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