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At least 53 people were killed in tribal fighting in the northern highlands of Papua New Guinea, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) said on Monday, citing local police.
The men were killed in an ambush in Enga Province, according to the Australian state broadcaster.
A report by the local newspaper the Post-Courier said the violence took place on Sunday and was connected to a battle between two tribes.
"This is by far the largest (killing) I've seen in Enga, maybe in all of Highlands as well, in Papua New Guinea," George Kakas, a senior officer in the country's police force, told the ABC.
The Pacific nation is home to hundreds of tribes, many of which still live in inhospitable and remote terrain.
The ABC said the latest violence involved the same tribes that were responsible for clashes that killed 60 in Enga Province last year.
"That is very disturbing the news that has come out of Papua New Guinea," Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in a radio interview on Monday.
"We're providing considerable support, particularly for training police officers and for security in Papua New Guinea."
Source: Reuters
報告指出巴布亞紐幾內亞部落衝突已造成至少53人死亡
路透社雪梨2月19日 - 澳洲廣播公（ABC）週一援引當地警方消息稱，巴布亞紐幾內亞北部高地的部落戰鬥造成至少53人死亡。
根據澳洲國家廣播公司報道，這些人在恩加省的一次伏擊中被殺。
當地報紙《信使郵報》報道稱，暴力事件發生在周日，與兩個部落之間的戰鬥有關。
該國警察部隊高級警官喬治·卡卡斯(George Kakas) 告訴美國廣播公司(ABC)：「這是迄今為止我在恩加看到的最大規模的（殺戮）事件，也許在巴布亞新幾內亞的所有高地也是如此。”
這個太平洋國家是數百個部落的家園，其中許多部落仍然生活在荒涼而偏遠的地區。
ABC 表示，最近發生的暴力事件與去年恩加省造成 60 人死亡的衝突所涉及的部落相同。
「巴布亞紐幾內亞傳來的消息非常令人不安，」澳洲總理安東尼·阿爾巴內塞週一在接受電台採訪時表示。
“我們正在提供大量支持，特別是在培訓警察和巴布亞新幾內亞的安全方面。”
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