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Australia says it's sending police, troops and diplomats to the Solomon Islands to help after anti-government demonstrators defied lockdown orders and took to the streets for a second day in violent protests.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Thursday the deployment would include a detachment of 23 federal police officers and up to 50 more to provide security at critical infrastructure sites, as well as 43 defense force personnel, a patrol boat and at least five diplomats.

He says the aid comes at the request of his Solomon Islands’ counterpart, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. Sogavare declared a lockdown Wednesday after about 1,000 people gathered in protest in the capital Honiara demanding his resignation over a host of domestic issues. The protesters breached the National Parliament building and burned the thatched roof of a nearby building, the government said.

 

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When u stand-up against The1984 then u r “violent” or may be even a terrorist! but when u lock ppl down, and enforce them to get jabbed then u r Angel 😇 First class hypocrites

Send in reporters, psychiatrists, lawyers and Australian politicians, too, to get to the bottom of what seems like a concentration camp situation.

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Stret_Pasin The country is a pussy can't handle it's own shit & one of the worst on the corruption richter scale. So some '2017 bilateral treaty' allows something alone the line of 'intervention' an excuse for POMES to land again🙊🙈.

Ever report on peaceful protests?

'violent protests' I wonder how the AP headlined the riots in the US last year

Yes, send the military against the people so they can be safe.

Why are they being locked down. For what?

But the Solomon Islands is a sovereign country? It consists of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania. Why not call this an invasion of a foreign state by Australia?

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Who said troops? fakenews

How dare they not give into the will of a totalitarian government

Do they need a 17 year old with a gun to protect car dealerships during such crisis? Shoots only after wishing killing people at cvs and punching girls, we promise.

I feel like in todays day you should clarify it wasn’t a covid lockdown but for other reasons

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