Fresh unrest in New Caledonia after independence activists flown to France for detention

A fire burns at a roadblock in the district of Auteuil, outside Noumea, in New Caledonia on 19 June, after independence activists were sent to France for pre-detention.A fire burns at a roadblock in the district of Auteuil, outside Noumea, in New Caledonia on 19 June, after independence activists were sent to France for pre-detention.“This transfer was organised during the night by means of a plane specially chartered for the mission,” prosecutor Yves Dupas said in a statement.

The situation remains particularly tense in New Caledonia after the arrest of eleven independence activists, suspected of orchestrating and planning the violence that has affected the archipelago since 13 May.The archipelago’s Indigenous Kanaks feared the move would dilute their vote, putting hopes for eventually winning independence definitively out of reach. Nine people – including two police officers – died in the violence which caused widespread damage to businesses, shops and homes.

The High Commission said “several fires were extinguished”, particularly in Ducos and Magenta, adding that “the premises and vehicles of the municipal police and private vehicles” were set on fire.

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