15 people dead in PNG after a payroll dispute left an opening for rioting and unrest | ABC News

Fifteen people have died in violent unrest and riots in Papua New Guinea after some residents took advantage of police being on strike to set shops and businesses alight in the capital.
Eight people died in riots in the country's capital of Port Moresby while a further seven were killed in Lae, PNG's second largest city, according to an update from Lae Metro Command.
At least one person remains in a critical condition in the capital.
Paramedics responded to multiple call-outs last night involving severe burns and gunshot wounds.
Local security services described the rioting overnight as total anarchy.
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