Mauritius tightens security and extends curfew after days of unrest
- JOHANNESBURG -- JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Mauritius extended a curfew for two more nights and tightened security after days of unrest sparked by police shooting a woman who was taking part in protests over water shortages and the cost of living.
- The protests began last week and intensified Friday after a police officer shot and wounded a 27-year-old woman in Camp Levieux, a densely populated residential neighborhood about 15 kilometers (about 9 miles) south of the capital, Port Louis.
- The officer was arrested and taken into custody as police investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
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- JOHANNESBURG -- JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Mauritius extended a curfew for two more nights and tightened security after days of unrest sparked by police shooting a woman who was taking part in protests over water shortages and the cost of living.
- The protests began last week and intensified Friday after a police officer shot and wounded a 27-year-old woman in Camp Levieux, a densely populated residential neighborhood about 15 kilometers (about 9 miles) south of the capital, Port Louis.
- The officer was arrested and taken into custody as police investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
Sources: ABC News, Times of India