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Fiji yesterday joined an international peacekeeping force keeping a lid on simmering tensions in the riot-hit Solomon Islands, as the Red Cross warned of food shortages in the Pacific nation’s devastated capital.
Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama deployed an initial 50 troops to maintain law and order in the wake of deadly anti-government protests, lifting the number of peacekeepers to about 200 mostly Australian with a contribution of at least 34 from Papua New Guinea.
Bainimarama said that another 120 troops were on standby if the security situation deteriorated in Honiara, where a massive cleanup was under way after the unrest
Fiji yesterday joined an international peacekeeping force keeping a lid on simmering tensions in the riot-hit Solomon Islands, as the Red Cross warned of food shortages in the Pacific nation’s devastated capital.
Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama deployed an initial 50 troops to maintain law and order in the wake of deadly anti-government protests, lifting the number of peacekeepers to about 200 mostly Australian with a contribution of at least 34 from Papua New Guinea.
Bainimarama said that another 120 troops were on standby if the security situation deteriorated in Honiara, where a massive cleanup was under way after the unrest
A night-time curfew entered into force in the Solomon Islands' restive capital Honiara Friday, after a third day of violence that saw the prime minister's home come under attack and swathes of the city reduced to smouldering ruins.