A probe into an alleged murder attempt has been opened in New Caledonia after a police vehicle was shot at near Noumea.
A dump truck is parked behind a police vehicle at the start of this month outside the local government building in Noumea to protest against a decision to export nickel to China. Photo: AFP/ Fred Payet
Reports said police were tracking a stolen vehicle when a passenger in the car opened fire.
Nobody was injured but the police vehicle was hit by a bullet and abandoned the chase.
The local newspaper said it was second time in three weeks that a police vehicle had been targeted by gunfire in the area.