Violent protests in Martinique prompt airport closure and curfew

Public gatherings are also banned on the French Caribbean island amid unrest that injured 26 officers.

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On Thursday dozens of protesters stormed the runway at the airport in the capital, Fort-de-France, prompting its closure. Inbound flights were re-directed to nearby Guadeloupe, also a French territory. The airport reopened on Friday.

A curfew has been imposed until at least Monday following a wave of violent protests.

Authorities have banned public gatherings, as well as the purchase of items that could be used for arson attacks.

Protests began in September to demand the alignment of local food prices with those of mainland France, where they are 40% lower. One protester has been shot dead and 26 police officers injured in the unrest.

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