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In this representation made from aerial video, fume rises from burning buildings during a protestation successful the superior of Honiara, Solomon Islands, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare declared a lockdown aft astir 1,000 radical took to the streets successful the superior for a 2nd day, demanding his resignation implicit a big of home issues, according to section media reports. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation via AP)
CANBERRA – Australia says it is sending police, troops and diplomats to the Solomon Islands to assistance aft anti-government demonstrators defied lockdown orders and took to the streets for a 2nd time successful convulsive protests.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Thursday the deployment would see a detachment of 23 national constabulary officers and up to 50 much to supply information astatine captious infrastructure sites, arsenic good arsenic 43 defence unit personnel, a patrol vessel and astatine slightest 5 diplomats.
He says the assistance comes astatine the petition of his Solomon Islands’ counterpart, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare.
Sogavare declared a lockdown Wednesday aft astir 1,000 radical gathered successful protestation successful the superior Honiara demanding his resignation implicit a big of home issues. The protesters breached the National Parliament gathering and burned the thatched extortion of a adjacent building, the authorities said.
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