Three bodies have been found after days of unrest in the Solomon Islands | Opposition Articles

Australian police are now stepping in to protect Honiara, the capital, which was quiet on Saturday morning.

The bodies of three people have been found in a burnt-out house in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands, police said on Saturday, the first people to die after several days of violence in the city.

The burnt bodies were found in a store in the state of Chinatown, which has been guarded by robbers and demonstrations. A security guard told AFP he found the bodies in two rooms on Friday.

Police say law enforcement agencies have launched an investigation and are still at the scene but the cause of death is unknown.

The capital’s streets were quiet on Saturday morning as people began to inspect the damage that remained in the days of violence.

The house-to-house ordinance was imposed on the same night in the capital after a three-day riot that left the Prime Minister’s house destroyed and many parts of the city turned into rubble.

Australian police, who arrived in the country late Thursday following a government request, also joined their Solomon Islands counterparts on the streets to help restore order and protect infrastructure.

The outbreak of violence comes as a result of frustration with the government of Prime Minister Manase Sogavare and unemployment – all exacerbated by the epidemic.

Experts say the problem is exacerbated by long-standing animosity between the population of Malaita Island, which has a large population, and the government on the island of Guadalcanal.

The archipelago with a population of about 700,000 people over the years has endured ethnic and political tensions.

Residents of Malaita have complained that their island is being neglected by the government, and divisions have grown since Sogavare in recent years. ambiguity recognition to China from Taiwan in 2019.

Songavare Friday guilty foreign authorities caused the riot, but did not name them.