Papua New Guinea security personnel have been authorized to use lethal force to quell violence between illegal miners and traditional landowners near the economically important Porgera gold mine in Enga province. Fighting in the volatile highlands of Enga erupted on September 14 and rapidly escalated, prompting the declaration of a state of emergency, authorities said....
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