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France has imposed a 11 day state of emergency in the archipelago following protests over voting reforms backed by the government in Paris. About 1,000 reinforcements for the security services were deployed with increased powers to quell unrest in New Caledonia, which has a population of about 270,000 and whose indigenous population has long sought independence. French authorities there and at the interior ministry in Paris said that five people, including two police officers, have been killed since Monday. At least 60 members of the security forces were injured, and 214 people were arrested o…