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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Mathurin Derel in Nouméa

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

Young men stand by a roadblock in the district of Auteuil in New Caledonia on 19 June.
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. Photograph: Thomas Bernardi/AFP/Getty Images

Buildings, including a police station and a town hall, were set on fire in New Caledonia overnight, authorities said, as the French Pacific territory was hit by a new surge of unrest.

It comes after seven independence activists linked to a group accused of orchestrating deadly riots last month in the French Pacific territory were sent to mainland France for pre-trial detention, a local prosecutor said.

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