Authorities say at least 53 killed in Papua New Guinea highland ambush, with tragedy potentially lar

[mountaineer]

Authorities say at least 53 killed in Papua New Guinea highland ambush, with tragedy potentially largest massacre in country's recent history
Max Melzer
February 19, 2024 - 10:00AM
Sky News AU

Police in Papua New Guinea have confirmed at least 53 people were killed in an ambush in the nation's highland region, in potentially the worst massacre in the country's recent history.

Authorities believe the ambush in PNG's Enga Province was a major escalation of tribal violence, which has been steadily increasing since the last election and spiked in August last year.

At least 53 people were confirmed shot in the massacre, police said, with graphic videos and pictures of the dead emerging online in the aftermath of the killings.

Local authorities are now calling for calm in the region while they continue to investigate the circumstances around the ambush. ...

Yikes!

[libertybele]

Yikes is right.  So I looked up safest countries.

It is really sad, that the U.S.A. doesn't even rank anymore as one of the safest countries in the world. Even Germany and Croatia are safer.    The U.S. ranked 129th!!

Top 15 Safest Countries in the World

Iceland   1.12   1.11
Denmark   1.31   1.30
Ireland   1.31   1.29
New Zealand   1.31   1.27
Austria   1.32   1.30
Singapore   1.33   1.33
Portugal   1.33   1.30
Slovenia   1.33   1.32
Japan   1.34   1.34
Switzerland   1.34   1.36
Canada   1.35   1.39
Czech Republic   1.38   1.32
Finland   1.40   1.44
Croatia   1.45   1.44
Germany   1.46   1.46
Netherlands   1.49   1.52
Bhutan   1.50   1.48
Hungary   1.51   1.41
Malaysia   1.51   1.47
Belgium   1.52   1.53

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/safest-countries-in-the-world

[GtHawk]

Yikes is right.  So I looked up safest countries.

It is really sad, that the U.S.A. doesn't even rank anymore as one of the safest countries in the world. Even Germany and Croatia are safer.    The U.S. ranked 129th!!

Top 15 Safest Countries in the World

Iceland   1.12   1.11
Denmark   1.31   1.30
Ireland   1.31   1.29
New Zealand   1.31   1.27
Austria   1.32   1.30
Singapore   1.33   1.33
Portugal   1.33   1.30
Slovenia   1.33   1.32
Japan   1.34   1.34
Switzerland   1.34   1.36
Canada   1.35   1.39
Czech Republic   1.38   1.32
Finland   1.40   1.44
Croatia   1.45   1.44
Germany   1.46   1.46
Netherlands   1.49   1.52
Bhutan   1.50   1.48
Hungary   1.51   1.41
Malaysia   1.51   1.47
Belgium   1.52   1.53

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/safest-countries-in-the-world

yeah, Global Peace index?
Produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), the GPI is the world's leading measure of global peacefulness. This report presents the most comprehensive data- driven analysis to-date on trends in peace, its economic value, and how to develop peaceful societies.

Excuse me if I take their rankings with a block of salt.