French prime minister convenes crisis meeting after New Caledonia riots

France imposed a state of emergency in its Pacific overseas territory of New Caledonia on Wednesday following several days of unrest in the capital Noumea in which four people have been killed and hundreds of others injured.

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal proposed the declaration of a state of emergency and the issuance of a decree to "combat serious breaches of public order" during a Cabinet meeting, said government spokeswoman. She announced that the state of emergency would last for 12 days.