Video emerges of aftermath of deadly violence at Manus Island detention
Updated
New video has emerged showing part of the aftermath of last week's deadly violence at the Manus Island detention centre.
The footage obtained by the Guardian Australia website shows a makeshift hospital where the injured are treated on stretchers by frantic staff.At one point, someone can be heard calling out: "gunshot wound, gunshot wound".
Later, someone yells "triage!"
According
to a Guardian report, the footage was filmed on a concrete wharf next
to the floating accommodation block used by Australian detention centre
staff.
It shows medical staff treating asylum seekers by torchlight although it is difficult to see how serious the injuries are.
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23-year-old Iranian man, Reza Barati, was killed and dozens of others
injured - some seriously - during the unrest at the centre on February
18.
An autopsy has been carried out on Mr Berati's body but
Immigration Minister Scott Morrison says the results are a matter for
Papua New Guinea authorities.
Mr Berati's family has told the ABC they believe he was murdered and are holding the Australian Government responsible.
In
a statement, Mr Morrison has described the death as "tragic" and he
appreciates that Mr Berati's family is feeling a very deep sense of
loss.
"The Australian Government has made arrangements with the
government of PNG to return Mr Berati's remains to his family in Iran,"
he said.
There are a number of investigations underway to
determine what took place at Manus Island, including one into the
involvement of Papua New Guinea police.
A preliminary report found that Mr Berati died of multiple head injuries, most likely caused by a heavy object.
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