Police in the Solomon Islands town of Auki fire tear gas on dozens of protesters after a prominent provincial leader loses a controversial no-confidence vote.
Mr Suidani and assembly members supporting him did not attend this morning's vote against him, which was unanimous. He has not yet spoken to the press about the result.
The premier's supporters say he filed a motion of appeal to stop the vote in the Solomon Islands High Court, but the Speaker of the Malaita Assembly told the ABC this morning he did not receive any notifications from the court. Scuffles broke out in the wake of the vote, with protesters demanding the Assembly keep Mr Suidani in place.
The unrest escalated when more than a hundred protesters attempted to pass through a police cordon, with the police firing tear gas to disperse the crowd. There have been no reports of injuries, but Auki has been placed on lockdown and flights out of the island have been delayed.Watch
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