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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Sylvie Corbet and Barbara Surk

France to lift state of emergency in efforts to allow political dialogue in riot-hit New Caledonia

AP

French President Emmanuel Macron decided on Monday to lift the state of emergency in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia in a move meant to allow political dialogue following the unrest that left seven people dead and a trail of destruction, his office said.

The president's office said in a statement that the state of emergency won’t be extended “for the moment” and will therefore end Monday at 8 p.m. in Paris, which is 5 a.m. Tuesday in New Caledonia.

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