Mauritius imposes curfew after night of unrest over police shooting
- Protestors block roads and burn tyres in response to a police shooting of a 27-year-old woman.
- Mauritius has announced a curfew in parts of the country after the shooting of a woman by a police officer prompted public unrest overnight.
- Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam said the curfew would take effect from 8:30pm local time (16:30 GMT) and last until 6am (02:00 GMT) in an address to the nation on Tuesday.
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- Protestors block roads and burn tyres in response to a police shooting of a 27-year-old woman.
- Mauritius has announced a curfew in parts of the country after the shooting of a woman by a police officer prompted public unrest overnight.
- Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam said the curfew would take effect from 8:30pm local time (16:30 GMT) and last until 6am (02:00 GMT) in an address to the nation on Tuesday.
Sources: Al Jazeera