Three dead, 14 injured in Jiwaka roadside shootout

THREE people died instantly, four others are in serious condition and at hospital and at least 10 are being treated at home for bullet wounds after they were attacked by armed men roadside in Jiwaka.
The people attacked were travelling back home from Mt Hagen when they came across gunmen who opened fire at the PMV bus they were travelling in.
The people affected are from
the Wurup-Kaip area in the Anglimp-South Waghi electorate of Jiwaka.
Two young men and the driver
of the bus died instantly and four others are in serious condition
at the Mt Hagen Provincial Hospital.
Two mothers are among those with gun wounds.
One of the women is also admitted along with  young men at the hospital.
The driver, who was the owner of the bus, died on the spot.
The incident took place at Porombel-Ramba, border of Western Highlands and Jiwaka on Friday at about 5pm.
Relatives identified the driver as David Kewa, owner of Koip Yang Bus Service, and from the Nemi tribe.
The other two who died at the scene were Nakson Paul, from the Roni Putimb clan, and Mathew Ponning, from the Maninga tribe.
Locals said the attack was related to a tribal fight that involved the Dena and Maninga tribes over a land dispute.
The fight took more than 10 years and claimed many lives.
Locals said that the people attacked were innocent and came from different tribes.
Survivor Kuri Dat, from the Roni Putimb clan, said that he had gun wounds on his right leg.
Also with gun wounds are Moses Daki (right hand) and Luke Daki (back).
“This was a surprise attack as we were not aware of it,” he said.
Dat said that the fight was between the Dena and the Maninga tribes but the Dena tribe went ahead and opened fire at the bus.