French police have shot and killed two men in New Caledonia during a security operation, as the territory remains gripped by unrest over a proposed constitutional reform. Tensions around the reform, which reignited the independence debate, have simmered for months, especially in the stronghold of Saint Louis.
Yves Dupas, the public prosecutor, said police on an observation mission in Saint Louis fired two shots after being “directly threatened by a group of armed individuals”.
