Australia sends peacekeeping troops to riot-hit Solomon Islands

Australia sends peacekeeping troops to riot-hit Solomon Islands
# 25 November 2021 19:20 (UTC +04:00)

Australia is sending peace keeping troops to the Solomon Islands, as riots rocked the capital city of Honiara for a second day, APA reports citing BBC.

PM Scott Morrison said police and army personnel would provide stability and security to the Pacific Island nation.

The violence began on Wednesday when protestors stormed parliament in a bid to topple the PM.

On Thursday crowds defied a lockdown and set fire to government buildings, a police station and businesses.

Mr Morrison said he had received a request for assistance from the prime minister Manasseh Sogavare under a security treaty the country signed with Australia in 2017.

Australia and the Solomon Islands have a 2017 bilateral security treaty that allows Australian police, defence and associated civilian personnel to be deployed rapidly to the Solomon Islands in the event of an emergency.

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