Martinique reports one dead and 12 injured as protests intensify
Martinique is under a curfew today, in an attempt by local authorities to quell popular protests against the high cost of living, during which one person died and 12 others were injured. teleSUR
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00:00Also, at least one person died in Martinique, and other 12 were injured following the intensification
00:06of protests over the high cost of living, which has kept the population in the streets
00:12since September.
00:13Local authorities confirmed that the death of a man shot and killed in the midst of violent
00:18clashes between demonstrators and police, and revealed that among the injured there
00:23are also individuals hit by bullets.
00:26Since October 9th, a new wave of protests broke out, and according to press reports,
00:31the demonstrators erected barricades, set fire to several businesses and vehicles in
00:36places such as in the capital city.