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French Forces Clear Key Airport Road in New Caledonia

par This Is Beirut, 19/05 13:07 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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French forces smashed through around 60 road blocks to clear the way from conflict-stricken New Caledonia's capital to the airport. However, they still have not reopened the route, a top government official said on Sunday. After six nights of violence, which left six dead and hundreds injured, security forces will launch "harassment" raids to ...

Macron to Visit New Caledonia Amid Mass Unrest

par This Is Beirut, 21/05 17:53 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to the Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia in an attempt to resolve a political crisis, Paris said on Tuesday, as tourists were evacuated from the riot-hit territory after over a week of unrest. Macron "will leave as soon as this evening," government spokeswoman Prisca Thevenot said, in a bid to ...

Macron in New Caledonia Vows to Quell "Insurrection"

par This Is Beirut, 23/05 12:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Emmanuel Macron has vowed to quell an "unprecedented insurrection" in New Caledonia on Thursday as he visits the region rife with unrest. France's president visited the restive Pacific territory of New Caledonia on Thursday, urging a "return to peace" after deadly rioting, and vowing thousands of military reinforcements will be deployed for "as ...

Two Killed During Police Operation in New Caledonia

par This Is Beirut, 19/09 12:18 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Security forces in New Caledonia killed two men during an overnight operation, the public prosecutor said on Thursday, taking the death toll to 13 after months of unrest in the French Pacific territory. An AFP journalist witnessed clashes erupt between French police and civilians in Saint Louis, a heartland of the independence movement just south ...

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