The French prosecutor in New Caledonia says authorities have opened an investigation into deadly unrest that has left seven people dead and significant destruction in the Pacific archipelago with decades of tensions between those seeking independence and those loyal to France.
FILE - Christian Karembeu of France , left, protects the ball during the international soccer match between Germany and France at Stuttgart, Germany, Saturday, June 1, 1996. Former international soccer player Christian Karembeu, a 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 winner with France , says two of his relatives have been killed during the unrest in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia that has left seven people dead.
“We are interested in those who pull the strings, who have led the planning and have committed these abuses in New Caledonia,” prosecutor Yves Dupas said late Tuesday in an interview with broadcaster France Info. He added that investigators are interested in anyone on the island “whatever their level of involvement or responsibility” in the unrest, whether they are “perpetrators or their sponsors.
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