Madagascar anti-lockdown protests flare after alleged police violence

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Scuffles broke out between Madagascar police and protesters on Wednesday as citizens took to the streets to denounce anti-coronavirus lockdown measures. Madagascar Lockdown Protest Covid19 CoronaVirus

Tensions flared after a police officer allegedly beat a street vendor accused of breaching an afternoon ban on commercial activities, according to an AFP reporter at the scene.

Police denied committing any form of violence and claim the street vendor had returned home after a brief hospital visit. The Indian Ocean island nation has registered around 900 infections to date and six deaths — all of which were recorded in Toamasina. Rajoelina imposed a lockdown on Madagascar’s three main cities at the end of March to try and contain the spread of infection.

 

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