Next Media: Australia asylum seekers riot at PNG detention camp; one dead, 77 injured

  • 6 years ago
Clashes late Monday (February 17) at a detention centre for Australia asylum seekers on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island have left one person dead and 77 injured. Australia's Immigration Minister said on Tuesday (February 18) that the riot began as detainees attempted to break out of the facility used to process asylum seekers hoping to settle in Australia. — Reuters

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