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Armed activists launch new protests in Martinique over high living costs

Oct. 23, 2024 12:19 PM EDT

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. No injuries were reported, but the government said in a...

One killed as protests over high cost of living in Martinique turn violent

Oct. 10, 2024 17:13 PM EDT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — 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. It...

Nearly a dozen police injured in fresh protests in Martinique

Oct. 08, 2024 10:51 AM EDT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Nearly a dozen officers were injured in the French Caribbean island of Martinique during a fresh round of violent protests over the high cost of living, with demonstrators burning cars, looting businesses and targeting police, authorities said Tuesday. ...

Long-forbidden French anti-riot force sent to Martinique as thousands defy bans on protests

Sep. 22, 2024 17:33 PM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — France has sent a group of special anti-riot police that's been banned for 65 years to the French Caribbean island of Martinique, where protesters have gathered despite the government barring demonstrations in parts of the island. The force arrived this weekend...