Reuters: Dozens reported wounded as PNG police fire on protesters, riots spread
Dozens of people were wounded in Papua New Guinea on Wednesday after police opened fire on a student demonstration in the capital and riots erupted across the country, but officials said earlier reports of up to four dead were incorrect.
A groundswell of political unrest has surged in the island nation, just to Australia's north, in recent weeks amid calls for Prime Minister Peter O'Neill to resign over corruption allegations.
Students and officials said police fired on the public and used tear gas to disperse crowds during a protest at the University of PNG's Waigani campus in Port Moresby. Protests were later reported in the PNG Highland cities of Goroka and Mt Hagen, and in Lae on the north coast.
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More News On The Growing Unrest In Papua New Guinea
PNG police shoot students during anti-government protest -- ABC News Online
Papua New Guinea in chaos as police open fire on students -- The Australian
Papua New Guinea police fire on student rally, casualties feared -- BBC
23 injured as police and students clash in Papua New Guinea -- AP
Papua New Guinea police open fire on protesting students -- AFP
Police open fire at Papua New Guinea student protest, 23 injured -- UPI
Police fire on student protesters in Papua New Guinea -- CNN
Fatalities reported as Papua New Guinea police open fire on student protest -- DW
Papua New Guinea Protests Turn Violent, Police Open Fire At Students -- IBTimes
Papua New Guinea university gains court order to prevent student protests after shooting -- ABC News Online
Tourists, expats hunker down in PNG amid violence -- Fiscal Times/Reuters
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