By Kaya Selby of RNZ Pacific
The Papua New Guinea Correctional Service (PNGCS) has confirmed three prisoners have been killed in the Western Highlands Province while attempting an escape. The inmates, who scaled the fence at Baisu Prison, were shot dead, while five others were critically injured on Sunday afternoon. Two other escapees remain at large.
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