State of emergency: Rioters torch plane at island airport (PHOTOS)

Published time: 18 Jun, 2018 10:34
Edited time: 18 Jun, 2018 10:36

Papua New Guinea’s prime minister has declared a nine-month-long state of emergency, after rioters torched a plane and other property in the country’s southern highlands province.

Violence broke out in parts of the Pacific island nation after a court dismissed a petition calling for the election of South Highlands Province Governor William Powi be declared void over alleged inconsistencies in the voting process.

According to local media, the Electoral Commission’s dismissal of the petition, by governor candidate Joseph Kobol, sparked chaos in the province’s capital Mendi.

https://www.rt.com/news/430078-riot-plane-torched-emergency/