Three people have been killed in unrest in New Caledonia, as rioting continued after France’s National Assembly approved changes to voting rules.
Three people have been killed in unrest in New Caledonia, an official said, as rioting continued and stores and schools remained shut on Wednesday after France’s National Assembly approved changes to voting rules in the Pacific island. The three dead were young indigenous Kanak, said a spokesman for New Caledonia’s president Louis Mapou. He said the information was provided by police.
On Wednesday morning, Lilou Garrido Navarro Kherachi, 19, drove around protestor blockades in Noumea and saw burning cars and buildings, including a ruined veterinary clinic where the neighbors had evacuated the animals before the fire spread. Police were outnumbered by protesters, she told Reuters. “The real problem is the youngsters who trash, burn and loot. We didn’t see any police deployed on site,” she said.
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