Fights

Student brawls in Tonga mar mourning period for late Queen Mother

This time though the brawls occurred during the national mourning period for the late Queen Mother Halaevalu Mata’aho.

During the period of national mourning, the people of Tonga are wearing black and some businesses remain closed.

Two videos of students fighting in public have surfaced on social media.

One video shows students in their school uniforms from two boys’ schools fighting at the main bus stand.

Some members of the public could been seen joining the fracas and throwing punches randomly.