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Antoine MAIGNAN

New Caledonia Announces Curfew After Riots Over Voting Reforms

The urest in Noumea erupted after protests against proposed voting reforms that separatists fear would 'further minimise the indigenous Kanak people' (Credit: AFP)

New Caledonia announced a night-time curfew Tuesday and a ban on public gatherings after protests against proposed voting reforms in the French Pacific territory erupted into overnight riots, with vehicles torched and shops looted.

At least two car dealerships and a bottling factory in the capital Noumea were set on fire in arson attacks, an AFP journalist saw.

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