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Hundreds of French police deployed amid New Caledonia riots

A building damaged in the New Caledonia riots against plans to allow more people to take part in local elections
A building damaged in the New Caledonia riots against plans to allow more people to take part in local elections. Photograph: Lilou Garrido Navarro Kherachi/Reuters

Hundreds of police reinforcements have arrived in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia as the government in Paris insisted talks would not happen until calm had been restored.

As many as 1,000 extra police and gendarmes are being deployed to bolster the 1,700-strong force already in New Caledonia after three nights of violent riots that have killed five people, including two police officers.

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