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		</div><p>At least 15 people have been killed during rioting and looting in Papua New Guinea, according to reports.</p>
<p>Unrest began in the capital Port Moresby on Wednesday after hundreds of police officers, soldiers, prison staff and public servants walked off their jobs in protest over a pay dispute.</p>
<p>Similar riots also caused damage in Lae, the second-biggest city in the southwestern Pacific country, with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reporting the deaths in the two cities.</p>
<p>The government attributed the pay cut to an administrative glitch with an additional 180 defence personnel flown into Port Moresby on Thursday.</p>
<p>Prime Minister James Marape said Port Moresby was “under stress and duress” but that violence had eased.</p>
<p>“Police were not at work yesterday in the city and people resorted to lawlessness — not all people, but in certain segments of our city,” he said in a news conference on Thursday. “(The) situation report as of this morning shows tension in the city has subsided.”</p>
<p>Many shops and banking services were closed on Thursday as business owners repaired damage.</p>
<p>Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese appealed for calm. He said his government had not received any requests for help from its closest neighbour.</p>
<p>Papua New Guinea and Australia last month signed a bilateral security pact.</p>
<p>“Our high commission in Port Moresby are keeping a very close eye on what is occurring there, making sure Australians are looked after,” Mr Albanese told reporters.</p>
<p>Papua New Guinea struggles to contain escalating tribal violence and civil unrest in remote regions and has a long-term aim to increase its police numbers from 6,000 officers to 26,000.</p>
<p>Tensions in the country have risen amid high unemployment and increased living costs.</p>
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