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Shops have been looted and public buildings torched during night-time violence. Four people, including a gendarme, have been killed, officials said. Hundreds of people have been injured, they added.New Caledonia, which lies between Australia and Fiji, is one of several territories around the globe that remain part of France in the post-colonial era. Colonised by France from the second half of the nineteen century, it has special status unlike the country’s other overseas territories.
Five radical independence activists, accused of organising violence, were immediately put under house arrest, authorities said. The government spokeswoman said nearly 1,800 law enforcement officers have been mobilised and a further 500 will reinforce them.Shops have been looted and public buildings torched during night-time violence. — AFP pic
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