11. 1. 2024, 08:49 | Vir: STA
V državi vladajo kaotične razmere: na protivladnem protestu ljudje zažigali vozila, vdirali v trgovine (VIDEO)
V nasilnih izgredih je umrlo najmanj 15 ljudi.
Na Papui Novi Gvineji je po protivladnem protestu skupine vojakov, policistov in zaporniških paznikov izbruhnilo nasilje. V izgredih je umrlo najmanj 15 ljudi, jezna množica pa je zažigala stavbe in uničevala trgovine. Premier Papue Nove Gvineje James Marape je napovedal, da bo zatrl brezvladje, poroča francoska tiskovna agencija AFP.
This is what's happening when there are no cops in the streets.
— Songpinganq (@songpinganq) January 11, 2024
Looting, arson, fights: riots broke out in the capital of Papua New Guinea.
They began after a strike by police workers who oppose salary cuts, local media reported.
Many Chinese owned supermarkets got robbed. https://t.co/yLlsOSSvEx pic.twitter.com/X9tqXmE820
V sredo so varnostne sile protestirale zaradi težav s plačami, protestom pa so se kmalu pridružili še drugi nezadovoljni državljani in izbruhnilo je nasilje. Ljudje so vdirali v trgovine in jih plenili ter zažigali stavbe in avtomobile. V nekaj urah so se izgredi razširili tudi v mesto Lea okoli 300 kilometrov severneje.
UNREST in Papua New Guinea: People have been killed, shops & businesses set on fire in the capital of #Papua New Guinea after police went on strike over pay, according to the local governor.
— Emeka Gift Official (@EmekaGift100) January 11, 2024
Papua New #Guinea's government has called in the defence forces in an attempt to restore… pic.twitter.com/GXwtMaZsLT
Premier se je danes opravičil državljanom in zagotovil, da izbruhov brezvladja ne bodo tolerirali. "S kršenjem zakonov ne bodo dosegli ciljev," je dejal.
VIDEO: Buildings burn and looters target shops around Papua New Guinea's capital after a pay dispute involving the nation's security forces sparked angry protests.
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) January 11, 2024
Soldiers, police officers and prison staff staged a lively but peaceful protest in the morning of January 10,… pic.twitter.com/VkYU6eNwVI
Policija je potrdila, da je v nasilju umrlo najmanj 15 ljudi. V največji bolnišnici so zaradi strelnih ran sprejeli 25 ljudi, šest pa jih je utrpelo poškodbe z noži.
Do četrtka zvečer po krajevnem času so se razmere v državi pretežno umirile, še piše AFP.
