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New Caledonia: clashes resume
New Caledonia: clashes resume
(France Info)
A new outbreak of violence has gripped New Caledonia. Several buildings including a police station were set on fire. In question, the transfer to mainland France of several independence figures.
Detonations in the city: scene of chaos in Dumbéa, near Nouméa (New Caledonia). Several buildings were set on fire, including a police station, which was completely ransacked.“We wake up with a lump in our stomach, knowing what happened during the night, if we’re going to be able to go to work,” worries Emilie Barrage, a resident.
This renewed violence comes after the transfer to France of seven independence activists, including Christian Tein, leader of the CCAT, a movement which, according to the authorities, was at the origin of the uprising last May. Christian Tein is incarcerated in the Mulhouse penitentiary center (Haut-Rhin), 17,000 kilometers from New Caledonia.
Since Saturday June 22, incidents have resumed almost everywhere in the territory, with roads cut, difficulties with supplies and access to hospitals. In this climate of extreme tension, an investigation has just been opened after the death of a 23-year-old man in respiratory distress, he died at his home after going to a dam.
