- Papua New Guinea police reportedly used metal rods to beat refugees and asylum seekers at a former Australian detention center on Manus Island.
- The police were trying to clear the center after Australia abandoned it three weeks ago.
- More than 400 men had remained at the center.
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Police reportedly used metal rods to force asylum seekers out of a former Australian detention center
A video appears to show police using force to clear men out of a former Australian detention center.
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Local police reportedly used metal poles to beat and force refugees and asylum seekers out of a former Australian detention center in Papua New Guinea on Friday.
PNG police confirmed to SBS News that 328 men were "moved out of the camp" but said "nobody was forced."
A video reportedly filmed at the center on Friday morning showed guards hitting men with metal rods as they appear to be are dragged away.
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The Iranian-Kurdish refugee and journalist Behrouz Boochani, who was detained during police action on Thursday, also reported on Twitter that men said they were beaten by police and were now leaving the detention center.
This morning police attacke... @ Behrouz Boochani
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