Urban violence, injured police officers, curfew imposed… we summarize the situation in Martinique

Martinique has been experiencing urban violence for several days due to a protest movement against the high cost of living. Police officers have been injured.

Martinique Prefect Jean-Christophe Bouvier announced on Wednesday, September 18, that he had introduced a nighttime curfew to limit movement in certain neighborhoods of Fort-de-France and Lamentin, due to the urban violence that has been shaking the island for several days.

Several police officers injured

The curfew, decided for a limited renewable period, will be in effect from Wednesday to Monday, September 23, between 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. “This ban does not does not apply to people working on public service missions, assisting people in need of care, supplying businesses or for travel related to a justified professional activity”, is however specified in a press release.

Martinique has been in the grip of urban violence for several days in the context of a protest movement against the high cost of living that began at the beginning of the month. Burning barricades, a supermarket invaded by around fifty people, a McDonald's on fire: tension is at its peak on this French Caribbean island. 11 police officers, targeted by pellet gunfire, were injured, including several in the legs on Monday evening, September 16 in Fort-de-France, a police source told AFP, during a new night of urban violence, in a context…