Mauritius extends a curfew and tightens security after unrest sparked by a police shooting
Summary
Mauritius imposed an overnight curfew in the capital and major towns after a police shooting fueled rare civil unrest on the Indian Ocean island, The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported on Wednesday 14 October, the curfew being meant to calm days of protests after a woman was shot by police. On Thursday 15 October, both outlets reported that Mauritius was extending the curfew for two more nights and tightening security after the unrest, sparked by police shooting a woman during protests over water shortages and the cost of living.
Latest: Mauritius was extending the curfew for two more nights and tightening security after unrest sparked by police shooting a woman during protests over water shortages and the cost of living, The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported.
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How it unfolded
Thursday 15 October
Mauritius was extending the curfew for two more nights and tightening security after unrest sparked by police shooting a woman during protests over water shortages and the cost of living, The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported.
- 09:02ABC NewsMauritius tightens security and extends curfew after days of unrest
- 08:51The Philadelphia InquirerMauritius tightens security and extends curfew after days of unrest
Wednesday 14 October
Mauritius imposed an overnight curfew in the capital and major towns to calm days of protests after a woman was shot by police.
- 13:49ABC NewsMauritius imposes curfew to calm days of protests after woman shot by police
- 13:22The Philadelphia InquirerMauritius imposes curfew to calm days of protests after woman shot by police