Kundiawa jolted by 500 youths in street fight
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Kundiawa jolted by 500
youths in street fight
PORT MORESBY: A street fight among youths in Kundiawa
forced businesses to close and disrupted traffic flow along the Okuk Highway on
Saturday (April 16, 2022).
Seven major shops and
small businesses were forced to close as residents, shoppers, vendors and
bystanders sought protection from the stone-fight.
Residents described the
fight as the worst in Kundiawa as it involved about 500 youth, lasting several
hours.
The news break was reported by The National:
Fight disrupts
Kundiawa
April 19, 2022The
NationalMain Stories
A fight among youths in Kundiawa forced
businesses to close and disrupted the flow of traffic along the Okuk Highway on
Saturday.
Seven major shops and small businesses in the centre of Kundiawa were forced to
close as residents, shoppers, vendors and bystanders sought protection from the
stone-fight.
Residents described the fight as the worst in the history of Kundiawa as it
involved youths numbering about 500 and lasted several hours.
According to police, no major casualties were sustained and damages to shops
were minimal.
It was believed that the fight started after a man tried to protect his betel
nut from a drunkard young man.
The fight between the two led to a group fight between youths from the northern
and southern ends of the town. Women were also involved in the fight.
The fight later turned to the looting of shops. The youths targeted CBL joint
and HTK grocery but they could only steal few alcoholic drinks. The youths then
turned their wrath on a passing hauler owned by Mapai Trucking, smashing one
side of its windows with stones.
Chimbu’s top cop Asst Comm/Highlands eastern end Joseph Tondop and his men
arrived at the scene and brought the situation under control.
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