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00:00Gunshots have just been heard near this police roadblock on Thursday.
00:05The preceding night was stressful for the Saint-Louis neighborhood of Le Mondeur, marked
00:10by confrontations between residents and security forces.
00:14During the night, two men wanted by police were killed.
00:18At 11 p.m. there were the first gunshots.
00:23It then continued all night.
00:26After the gunshots, we heard dogs barking in the neighborhood.
00:30I thought that meant that they were passing nearby.
00:34The national police on Wednesday launched an operation targeting multiple people wanted
00:39for armed robbery.
00:41Many rifles were seized.
00:44According to the public prosecutor, the police were then fired at before returning fire.
00:51They used very large caliber hunting rifles.
00:53They fired at the police to kill them.
00:56The police fired back.
00:58They followed the standard guidelines for self-defense.
01:02The two victims were members of the Kanak tribe of Saint-Louis.
01:07Some pro-independence groups have referred to the deaths as summary executions.
01:12Others denounce a lack of dialogue.
01:14We were trying to find a solution.
01:18We needed more time.
01:19What is the state trying to do?
01:21Where is the rule of law?
01:25The police inspector general's office has opened an inquest.
01:29Since violence erupted on the island in May, 13 people have been killed.