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This photograph shows a burnt-out car displaying a Kanak flag, next to armored vehicles of the French Gendarmerie clearing also branches and debris used by independantists, to filter traffic at La Pirogue pass in the commune of Paita, France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia on May 19, 2024. French forces smashed through about 60 road blocks to clear the way from conflict-stricken New Caledonia's capital to the airport but have still not reopened the route, a top government official said on May 19, 2024. (Photo by Delphine Mayeur / AFP)