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| Third porter dies following Papua New Guinea trek attack | |
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| A porter who survived a savage attack on a group of trekkers on a remote Papua New Guinea bush trail has died in hospital, taking the death toll to three. The news comes after the capture and arrest of four men suspected in last Tuesday's attack on an international group and their local guides in PNG's Morobe province. | A porter who survived a savage attack on a group of trekkers on a remote Papua New Guinea bush trail has died in hospital, taking the death toll to three. The news comes after the capture and arrest of four men suspected in last Tuesday's attack on an international group and their local guides in PNG's Morobe province. |
| Lionel Agilo, one of the seven porters critically injured during the bloody ambush on the group as they camped along the Black Cat track, died in hospital in Lae on Sunday night. A police spokesman confirmed Agilo's death on Monday. | Lionel Agilo, one of the seven porters critically injured during the bloody ambush on the group as they camped along the Black Cat track, died in hospital in Lae on Sunday night. A police spokesman confirmed Agilo's death on Monday. |
| Eight Australians, a New Zealander and about 18 PNG porters were attacked by six men armed with machetes, a rifle and a homemade shotgun on Tuesday. | Eight Australians, a New Zealander and about 18 PNG porters were attacked by six men armed with machetes, a rifle and a homemade shotgun on Tuesday. |
| Porters Kuia Kerry and Matthew Lasong were killed in what survivors called an act of "butchery" too graphic to describe. | Porters Kuia Kerry and Matthew Lasong were killed in what survivors called an act of "butchery" too graphic to describe. |
| The group endured a terrifying 30-minute ordeal as the bandits, known as Raskols, chopped their victims with machetes and ransacked their packs. | The group endured a terrifying 30-minute ordeal as the bandits, known as Raskols, chopped their victims with machetes and ransacked their packs. |
| Police, with the help of villagers from the Black Cat trail towns of Wau and Salamaua, arrested four men on Sunday on suspicion of carrying out the attack. | Police, with the help of villagers from the Black Cat trail towns of Wau and Salamaua, arrested four men on Sunday on suspicion of carrying out the attack. |
| "I believe it is only a matter of time before the other two are captured and brought in," Police Commissioner Tom Kulunga said in a statement on Sunday. "While I encourage the local community to continue to assist police capture the remaining attackers, I urge you not to take the law into your own hands. | "I believe it is only a matter of time before the other two are captured and brought in," Police Commissioner Tom Kulunga said in a statement on Sunday. "While I encourage the local community to continue to assist police capture the remaining attackers, I urge you not to take the law into your own hands. |
| "The attack was an isolated and one-off incident and not a reflection of the generally friendly people of Morobe province." | "The attack was an isolated and one-off incident and not a reflection of the generally friendly people of Morobe province." |
| Meanwhile, the survivors of the machete attack, which occurred on September 10, have set up a trust fund for their porters. | Meanwhile, the survivors of the machete attack, which occurred on September 10, have set up a trust fund for their porters. |
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