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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Second gendarme killed as riots continue to shake new caledonia - Caught on Camera

Smoke rises during protests in Noumea, New Caledonia, where France has imposed a state of emergency. AP - Nicolas Job

France has deployed hundreds of police to quell riots in its overseas territory of New Caledonia, where a state of emergency is in place. Five people, including two gendarmes, have died during four days of clashes.

A second gendarme was killed on Thursday by an "accidental gunshot" that Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said was "not hostile".

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