Promised French military reinforcements were flown to the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia on Friday, amid violent unrest.
Violence raged across New Caledonia for the third consecutive day Thursday, hours after France imposed a state of emergency in the French Pacific territory, boosting security forces' powers to quell deadly unrest in the archipelago that has long sought independence.
French authorities in New Caledonia and the interior ministry in Paris reported that five people, including two police officers, have been killed in the violence after protests earlier this week over voting reforms pushed by President Emmanuel Macron's government turned deadly.
At least 60 members of the security forces were injured, and 214 people were arrested in Thursday's clashes with police, arson and looting, according to the territory's top French official, High Commissioner Louis Le Franc.
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Violence raged across New Caledonia for the third consecutive day Thursday, hours after France imposed a state of emergency in the French Pacific territory, boosting security forces' powers to quell deadly unrest in the archipelago that has long sought independence.
French authorities in New Caledonia and the interior ministry in Paris reported that five people, including two police officers, have been killed in the violence after protests earlier this week over voting reforms pushed by President Emmanuel Macron's government turned deadly.
At least 60 members of the security forces were injured, and 214 people were arrested in Thursday's clashes with police, arson and looting, according to the territory's top French official, High Commissioner Louis Le Franc.
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