French forces launched a "major operation" on Sunday to regain control of a road linking New Caledonia s capital Noumea to the main international airport, after a sixth night of violent
The officials noted that more than 600 armed gendarmes were dispatched to secure Route Territoriale 1 which is the main road that connects the capital with the international airport
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The Pacific territory of New Caledonia is "under siege", the mayor of its capital has said, following days of rioting that has left six people dead. […]
French security forces are working to retake control of the highway to the international airport in violence-scorched New Caledonia, shuttered because of deadly unrest wracking the French Pacific archipelago where indigenous people have long sought independence from France