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Macron calls for dismantling of protest barricades in New Caledonia

People walk next to a burnt-out car after a supermarket was looted and shops vandalised in the N'Gea district of Noumea, on 14 May, 2024. AFP - DELPHINE MAYEUR

President Emmanuel Macron Tuesday called on residents of the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia to dismantle barricades after weeks of unrest, adding the situation remained "unacceptable."

In a public appeal, Macron called for "the firm and definitive lifting of all blockades" and "the condemnation of violence."

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