Solomons Islands unrest spreads

Honiara - A young member of one of the warring militias in the Solomon Islands was shot and killed yesterday as ethnic unrest…

Honiara - A young member of one of the warring militias in the Solomon Islands was shot and killed yesterday as ethnic unrest appeared to spread to remote western islands in the strife-torn South Pacific nation.

The killing came as visiting foreign ministers from Australia and New Zealand said they hoped a delicate truce would hold between rival militias from Guadalcanal and Malaita islands.

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