Riots throughout Papua New Guinea left at least 15 people dead on Wednesday. The riots were particularly intense in the capital Port Moresby, after many security officers walked off the job due to a breakdown in the payment of their salaries. A total of eight people in the capital Port Moresby and seven in the northern town of Lae were dead, the Australian public broadcaster ABC reported on Thursday, citing the police headquarters in Lae. What began as a peaceful demonstration by police officers and other officials in front of the parliament building in Port Moresby quickly escalated. The trig…