Riots have taken hold after the French parliament supported voting reforms for the territory earlier this week. France has declared a state of emergency on the Pacific island of New Caledonia , after four people including a police officer were killed in riots over voting reform on the French-ruled island.
The last time France imposed such measures on one of its overseas territories was in 1985, also in New Caledonia, the Interior Ministry said.French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said the island had been "hit by violence of a rare intensity". "He took off his helmet and he was shot right in the head," Mr Darmanin said later on Wednesday., adopted by lawmakers in Paris on Tuesday, that will allow French residents who have lived in New Caledonia for 10 years to vote in provincial elections — a move some local leaders fear will dilute the Kanak vote.Masked rioters were seen roaming the streets on Wednesday local time with weapons including golf clubs and rocks, as they set up makeshift roadblocks.
"Loyalist politicians, who are descendants of colonialists, say colonisation is over, but Kanak politicians don't agree. There are huge economic disparities," he said.Henri, who declined to give his full name, said there was significant looting amid the riots, with the situation most dangerous at night.Another witness told Reuters breastfeeding mothers were organising to share milk with mothers who have none left to feed their babies.
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