Martinique: Govt. declares curfew as protests intensify
Martinique declared a curfew on Friday as local authorities try to quell popular protests over the high cost of living, in which one person was killed. The measure will be extended daily until Monday, October 14, and includes a ban on the island's inhabitants walking in the streets, gathering, holding rallies, or staying in public places.
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00:00Martinique declared a curfew on Friday as local authorities tried to kill a popular
00:04protest over a high cost of living in which one person was killed.
00:08The measure will be extended until Monday, October 14 and includes a ban on the Atlanta
00:14inhabitants walking in the streets, gathering, holding rallies or staying in public places.
00:20The perky sales and transport of fuels and fireworks are also banned during this period.
00:26Meanwhile, police forces are patrolling and imposing several penalties on offenders.
00:56I'm a bit angry because, even if we're talking about the high cost of living, setting fire
01:04to a shop and looting shops doesn't help matters, especially since they reached a compromise
01:09yesterday that they're going to finalize this afternoon, normally.
01:16But looting like this isn't easy.
01:22I don't know if they realize what they're doing because I suppose they've got their
01:25parents or relatives who have to work in the supermarket.