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| Manus Island unrest: one dead, dozens injured and man shot in buttock | Manus Island unrest: one dead, dozens injured and man shot in buttock |
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| One person has been killed and 77 injured, including one gunshot wound, amid a riot at Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island detention centre, the Australian immigration minister, Scott Morrison, has confirmed. | |
| Protests escalated inside the centre and asylum seekers breached internal and external perimeter fences during the second incident in as many nights, he said earlier. Morrison described the incident as “more serious” than another similar incident which occurred on Monday. | Protests escalated inside the centre and asylum seekers breached internal and external perimeter fences during the second incident in as many nights, he said earlier. Morrison described the incident as “more serious” than another similar incident which occurred on Monday. |
| The minister said 77 people were treated for injuries including 22 who suffered minor injuries, 13 with serious injuries including one gunshot wound to the buttock and one critically injured with a basal skull fracture. | The minister said 77 people were treated for injuries including 22 who suffered minor injuries, 13 with serious injuries including one gunshot wound to the buttock and one critically injured with a basal skull fracture. |
| The deceased person died of a head injury while being transferred to Lorengau hospital. | The deceased person died of a head injury while being transferred to Lorengau hospital. |