Police are now under investigation after the confiscated gun went off in Port Moresby District Court, in PNG’s capital, on Thursday.
The gun had been taken from senior public servant Anton Semoko, who was in court at the time to answer a charge of unlawfully possessing the weapon.
PNG’s National newspaper reported witnesses, lawyers and the public scurried for cover as panic ensued when the gun went off.
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