POLICE and military reinforcements have been deployed after election violence in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea.
A State of Emergency has been declared in the area because of ongoing outbreaks of tribal fighting linked to a by-election in the Porgera Paiela district.
Enga’s police commander Fred Yakasa said polling in and around Porgera township was peaceful, but two bridges were destroyed by a candidate’s supporters in Mulitaka, the site of a deadly landslide last year.
Extra police and soldiers were deployed for the voting in Enga Province, and all vehicles were ordered off the roads to try and prevent election-related violence.