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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Sarah Collard

Violence and unrest in NT town forces parents to take children out of school

Mobile phone vision captured showing smoke billowing from a fire outside a community home in Peppimenarti, Northern Territory, Australia
Annunciata Nunuk Wilson says local police officers ‘stood by watching’ as her home was threatened by fire Photograph: Supplied

The violence in the community of Peppimenarti in the Northern Territory has forced parents to take their children out of the local school, amid claims of gangs burning homes, leaving some people to live in tents.

The community has been grappling with a surge in violence and unrest associated with an outback gang, who often post videos and photos of themselves on social media.

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