Solomon Islands police find three bodies after violent protests

Solomon Islands police find three bodies after violent protests
This photo shows aftermath of a looted street in Honiara’s Chinatown, Solomon Islands, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. Violence receded Friday in the capital of the Solomon Islands, but the government showed no signs of addressing the underlying grievances that sparked two days of riots, including concerns about the country’s increasing links with China. (AP Photo/Piringi Charley)

Police in the Solomon Islands have found three bodies in a burned-out building and arrested more than 100 people after this week’s violence sparked by concerns about the Pacific nation’s increasing links with China.

Australian media reported the bodies were recovered late on Friday after riots and protests subsided.

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