Two killed as unrest in French Pacific territory of New Caledonia spirals

AT LEAST two people were killed and three were seriously injured overnight in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia, French media reported today.
The continued unrest prompted French President Emmanuel Macron to convene a meeting of top ministers to discuss the spiralling violence.
It was the third day of violent unrest over a constitutional reform pushed by Paris that has roiled the archipelago, which has long sought independence.
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