CIVIL UNREST Smoke rises from burnt structures in Honiara’s Chinatown on Friday, Nov. 26, 2021 after two days of rioting, which saw thousands ignore a government lockdown order, torching several buildings around the Chinatown district, including commercial properties and a bank branch. AFP PHOTO
CIVIL UNREST Smoke rises from burnt structures in Honiara’s Chinatown on Friday, Nov. 26, 2021 after two days of rioting, which saw thousands ignore a government lockdown order, torching several buildings around the Chinatown district, including commercial properties and a bank branch. AFP PHOTO

HONIARA, Solomon Islands: Rioters torched buildings and looted the smoldering rubble of shops in the Solomon Islands' capital of Honiara on Friday — a third straight day of political violence as Australian peacekeeping troops rushed to secure critical infrastructure.

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