'Maintain resistance': New Caledonia independence leader calls for protests against France
“Our main objective is for our country to obtain full sovereignty,” said a pro-independence party leader in the France-controlled Pacific archipelago.
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00:00 The first evacuation flights for French tourists stranded in the Pacific territory of New Caledonia
00:07 have left the capital Nouméa. Commercial flights are still suspended but military aircraft
00:13 have begun flying in and out. New Caledonia has been rocked by violent protests which
00:19 prompted Paris to declare a state of emergency and send in security personnel. Unrest erupted
00:26 over planned voting reforms which indigenous groups say will dilute their influence.
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