In a statement to the press, Oscar Temaru, separatist president of French Polynesia, spoke in favour of national sovereignty and insisted on reminding the French of the history of his country, which "became French by blood".
In French Polynesia violent riots rocked the capital Papeete following the resumption of nuclear tests of the French state in Mururoa. Separatist leader Oscar Temaru tries to explain the reasons for this outbreak of violence.