Madagascar Gen Z protests: My one-month-old grandson was killed by police tear gas

Counting the cost of deadly Gen Z protests in Madagascar where most young people are unemployed.

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"It was just a normal Friday. My daughter-in-law was going to the market with the baby when they encountered demonstrators on the road," she tells the BBC at the family's home on the northern outskirts of the capital, Antananarivo.

"Not long after, police showed up and started dispersing the protest with tear gas."

It was the second day of youth-led protests, triggered by anger over persistent power and water shortages, and Ms Edmondine's daughter-in-law ran into a nearby building with other protesters to take cover.

Police then fired more tear gas canisters into the building, quickly filling it with choking smoke.