PORT MORESBY — Tribal clashes in Papua New Guinea’s highlands have left at least 19 people dead, including seven who were killed by a grenade, authorities said Monday.
Officials said the deaths occurred around Kainantu, in Eastern Highlands province, amid a months-long dispute over land ownership between rival tribes.
Michael Welly, the provincial police commander, told local media that two clans were in Kainantu to sign a peace agreement Thursday when a fight between two women spiralled into a “full-blown out battle” that killed 12 people.
Seven others died when a hand grenade was detonated the next day, before homes were burned to the ground in retaliation, the Post Courier …
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