Vi-lence erupted in Papua New Guinea’s capital Port Moresby on Wednesday after a payroll “glitch” sparked angry protests by police, soldiers and public servants, who surrounded the nation’s parliament and Prime Minister James Marape’s office.
Shops were looted and a supermarket torched as the chaos spread across Port Moresby, with the city’s ambulance service reporting multiple emergency calls over shootings and fires.
Hundreds of protesters, including disgruntled police, corrections officers and soldiers, gathered outside the city’s main government building, throwing stones and setting fire to a guardhouse.
The city’s ambulance service reported multiple calls over shootings and fires across the city.
Mr Marape apologised to public sector workers for underpayments of up to $120 a fortnight, and blamed Department of Finance staff for the error.
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