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At least 64 people were killed in tribal fighting in the northern highlands of Papua New Guinea, citing local police.
The men were killed in an ambush in Enga Province, according to the police.
Police said the violence took place on Sunday and was connected to a battle between two tribes.
“These tribesmen have been killed all over the countryside, all over the bush,” George Kakas, a senior officer in the country’s police force.
“Police and defence forces have had to go in to do their best to quell the situation at their own risk.”
The Pacific nation is home to hundreds of tribes, many of which still live in inhospitable and remote terrain.
