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How a mining dispute in New Caledonia inflamed tensions between pro-French loyalists and Indigenous Kanaks
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Independent Kanak flags were placed on a roadblock outside of Noumea.
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Violence has shaken the usually serene archipelago of New Caledonia after the sale of a massive nickel mine to the French Pacific territory s south.
Key points:
They want the mine to be owned by a domestic company
New Caledonia is set to hold its third and final referendum on independence from France by 2022
Cars have been set alight, a mining site evacuated as protesters turned up with weapons, and armed activists waving French flags have put in place roadblocks in some districts.
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