French Forces Intensify Efforts to Restore Order in New Caledonia
Violence escalates over voting reform as six fatalities and widespread destruction are reported
- Over 600 gendarmes deployed to clear key airport road blocked by rioters.
- Six people killed and hundreds injured amid week-long unrest.
- Protests sparked by new voting rules that could dilute Indigenous Kanak votes.
- State of emergency declared, with nighttime curfew and TikTok ban imposed.
- Thousands of tourists stranded as airport remains closed due to violence.