Group of men attack town deputy

 ARAWA deputy town manager, Peter Miriki was attacked by a group of men who wounded him. 

Miriki was admitted to the Arawa Health Centre last Friday with serious knife wounds on his left arm.

He was attacked by the group of men while he was travelling to work in Arawa, inthe Autonomous Region of Bougainville.

The men, who were armed with knives and guns, stopped his vehicle and attacked him.

New Dawn FM quoted Dr Joseph Vilosi, who treated Miriki, saying that  Miriki was lucky the knife missed a major artery.

The motive for the attack is not known.

Police are investigating and no one has been arrested yet.