Tribal fight over stolen pig kills five in PNG

Police said the argument over the pig began on January 4 between the Wika and Waka tribes at Nondugl in the mountainous Jiwaka province.

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"The Waka tribe accused the Wika tribe of stealing a pig and a fight broke out in which a man from the Waka tribe was killed," national police said in a statement/Shutterstock image
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A tribal fight over a stolen pig has killed five people in Papua New Guinea's remote highlands, police said Tuesday.

Remote areas of Papua New Guinea regularly see violent tribal clashes

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