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Two men killed during French security forces operation in New Caledonia

French gendarmes block a road in Mont-Dore in France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia on September 19, 2024. © Delphine Mayeur, AFP

Two men were killed during a French security forces operation in New Caledonia overnight, raising the death toll to 13 after four months of unrest. Clashes continue in Saint Louis, a stronghold of the independence movement south of Noumea, as tensions persist in the French Pacific territory.

Two men were killed during an operation by French security forces in New Caledonia overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, authorities said, taking the death toll to 13 after four months of unrest in the French Pacific territory.

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