US EditionNew Caledonia: the army deployed to secure the island's ports and airport and TikTok banned, announces Attal
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The state of emergency came into force in the archipelago on Thursday morning, after three nights of riots that left 4 dead including a policeman.
Facing violence in New Caledonia, Gabriel Attal has decided to deploy the army. After the establishment of an "inter-ministerial crisis cell to assess the situation and coordinate our action", the Prime Minister has decided to send French soldiers to secure the port and New Caledonia airport, according to Le Parisien. The army will be assisted by RAID and GIGN. The head of government describes what is happening on the island as "unprecedented ou…
Prime Minister Gabriel Attal assured that the state of emergency, established on the archipelago “will be decisive for the return to calm”.
The Prime Minister also said that soldiers would be deployed “to secure” New Caledonia's ports and airport.
The state of emergency came into force on Wednesday at 20:00 Paris time. Emmanuel Macron will chair a “follow-up meeting” on Thursday on the situation in New Caledonia. The riots, linked to an electoral reform contested by the separatists, left four dead, including a policeman.
France has deployed the army in New Caledonia to secure ports and the airport. Premier Gabriel Attal announced this on Wednesday. A curfew has also been imposed in the French overseas territory and TikTok has been banned.
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