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PNG Warriors Pose for Photos With Assault Rifles Stolen from Police, Army

9 July 2007

Sydney Morning Herald

Unable to resist the camera, some of the most notorious tribal warriors in the Papua New Guinea Highlands have posed with their high-powered illegal weapons — and linked themselves to an armed robbery. When about 30 armed men staged a military-style operation to rob a big business in Mount Hagen six weeks ago, part of the loot was a digital camera lying on an employee's desk. On returning to their villages, the robbers and their fellow tribal warriors took about 60... (GunPolicy.org)

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