New Caldeonia riots trigger state ofemergency in territory as French police arrive BBC News

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Hundreds of French police reinforcements havearrived in New Caledonia amid ongoing riots in thePacific Ocean territory which have left five people dead.

A state of emergency on the islands has now beentriggered as the reinforcements look to "regaincontrol", according to French High Commissioner Louis Le Franc.

The unrest erupted this week after lawmakers in Parisbacked and approved changes to voting rolls that theindigenous population say will dilute their political influence.

Hundreds of people have been injured, and officialssay around 200 people have been arrested so far.

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