Biden’s tale of cannibals in Papua New Guinea met with bemusement and criticism

The US president said his uncle 'got shot down in New Guinea', adding 'they never found the body because there used to be a lot of cannibals, for real, in that part of New Guinea'

Some in Papua New Guinea said they were simply bemused by Mr Biden's remarks. File picture: AP Photo/Matt Kelley

Joe Biden’s suggestion that his uncle may have been eaten by cannibals in Papua New Guinea during World War Two has been met with a mixture of bemusement and criticism in the country.

Mr Biden spoke about his uncle, 2nd Lt Ambrose J Finnegan Jr, while campaigning in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, describing how “Uncle Bosie” had flown single-engine planes as reconnaissance flights during the war.