(UPDATE) NOUMEA, France — France's President Emmanuel Macron made a long-haul trip to the restive Pacific territory of New Caledonia on Thursday, urging a "return to peace" after deadly rioting, and vowing that thousands of military reinforcements will be deployed for "as long as necessary."

He arrived in the capital Noumea after a 24-hour flight seeking ways to end more than a week of looting, arson and clashes that have left at least six people dead and hundreds injured.

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