French security forces utilised armored vehicles and backhoes to clear charred barricades, aiming to regain control of the highway leading to the international airport in violence-stricken New Caledonia. The archipelago, marred by deadly unrest, has long been a focal point of indigenous aspirations for independence from France.
French forces seek to retake control of key New Caledonia highway amid unrest
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- 2024/05/20 16:32 (CEST)