France has deployed troops, instituted a curfew and banned TikTok in its riot-hit Pacific territory of New Caledonia, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said, Report informs via AFP.
"Soldiers from the armed forces have been deployed to secure the New Caledonia ports and the airport", Attal told a crisis ministerial meeting in Paris. The territory's High Commissioner, Louis Le Franc, who had asked for troops, has "announced a curfew and banned TikTok", Attal said.