Police in Papua New Guinea say they will launch an internal investigation into the armed siege of the police dog training school by fellow colleagues from an elite police unit.
Papua New Guinea police. Photo: RNZ / Johnny Blades
The Post Courier newspaper reported the armed siege, which took place yesterday morning, was in retaliation by a special services unit after one of its officers was assaulted by an officer from the canine unit.
The siege began when truckloads of officers from the police special services division reportedly converged on the training school in full field gear and started firing shots into the compound.
The paper reported canine unit officers watching helplessly as their families fled for cover.
A stand-off followed lasting most of the morning and it only ended after a length intervention from senior police executives, including those from the units involved.
Nobody was hurt.
All officers involved have been stripped of their weapons and a full investigation ordered.
The police executive is calling on other members of both armed police units not to start any more trouble.
