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Tribal violence over Papua New Guinea mines kills at least 20: UN

Clashes between rival tribes near a gold mine in Papua New Guinea’s Porgera Valley have killed 20 to 50 people, according to the UN [Al Jazeera]

Papua New Guinea has given police permission to use “lethal force” to restore order as shootouts between rival tribes have killed dozens of people.

Between 20 and 50 people have been killed in the violence in the Porgera Valley in Enga province, home to one of the country’s largest gold deposits, the United Nations estimated on Monday.

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