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A man died and two others were injured on Saturday in New Caledonia in an exchange of gunfire at a roadblock erected by rioters, we learned from sources close to the matter.
General Nicolas Matthéos, commander of the gendarmerie in New Caledonia, confirmed to AFP “one dead and two injured in Kaala-Gomen”, a commune in the North province. The events occurred at 2:30 p.m. (5:30 a.m. in Paris), according to two sources close to the matter. According to one of these sources, shots were exchanged when two Caldoches from the same family wanted to pass a roadblock: the father died, his son was injured, as well as a Kanak.
The archipelago has been in the grip of riots since Monday due to a constitutional reform reforming the electoral body in the archipelago’s provincial election. 20 minutes is mobilizing to inform you of developments in the situation on the island.