French gendarme wounded in New Caledonia riots dies, toll rises to four

A French gendarme who was seriously injured during riots in New Caledonia died of his wounds on Wednesday, said Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, raising the death toll to four. President Emmanuel Macron's office said a state of emergency would be declared in the French Pacific territory after violent protests erupted over the passage of a constitutional reform that angered pro-independence forces.