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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.
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