Violent protests in Martinique prompt airport closure and curfew
Oct 11, 2024 · Passengers were left stranded when the international airport in the Caribbean island of Martinique was forced to close by unrest over the cost of living in the French territory.
Violent protests in Martinique prompt airport closure and curfew …
Oct 11, 2024 · Passengers were left stranded when the international airport in the Caribbean island of Martinique was forced to close by unrest over the cost of living in the French territory.
Martinique’s airport briefly closes after violent protesters overrun ...
The sole airport on the French Caribbean island of Martinique has reopened after violent protesters tried to break in and forced authorities to temporarily close it, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded.
Police clash with protesters on French island of Martinique
Oct 25, 2024 · Protesters defied curfews and clashed with police on the French Caribbean island of Martinique overnight into Friday morning, officials there said, more than a month since demonstrations...
Monthlong curfew lifted in French island of Martinique as cost-of ...
Nov 5, 2024 · Gendarmes advance toward a roadblock erected by anti-cost-of-living activists, on the RN2, in Case-Pilote, Martinique, on October 24, 2024. This road links Fort-de-France to the town of Saint-Pierre.
One killed as protests over high cost of living in Martinique turn ...
Oct 10, 2024 · Protests over the high cost of living in the French Caribbean island of Martinique turned violent late Wednesday, with at least one person killed as demonstrators set fire to a police station, cars, and road barricades as they clashed with officers.
Armed activists launch new protests in Martinique over high …
Oct 23, 2024 · Armed activists launch new protests in Martinique over high living costs. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Protesters with automatic weapons targeted police and firefighters in the French Caribbean island of Martinique during a fresh round of violent demonstrations, the government said Wednesday.
France extends curfew measures on protest-hit island of Martinique …
PARIS, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Curfew measures aimed at quelling civil unrest on the French island of Martinique, where there have been violent protests over rising living costs, have been extended...
Passengers stranded as Martinique airport briefly shuts down amid protests
Oct 11, 2024 · Protesters invaded the tarmac at Martinique's international airport on Thursday after hearing rumours that hundreds of French police were about to arrive by plane.
Cars burned and police attacked in new protests on French island …
Oct 29, 2024 · Protesters torched cars and attacked police in a new night of trouble on the French Caribbean island of Martinique, the local government said on Tuesday, as violent demonstrations over rising...
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