Online Reporter
After violent protests erupted in Madagascar on Thursday, the government has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the capital.
It says this will remain in place until public order is restored.
Hundreds of mostly young people took to the streets of Antananarivo despite a government ban, angry over persistent power outages and water shortages.
As they barricaded roads with burning tyres and rocks, the police used rubber bullets and tear gas to quash the demonstrations.
By afternoon, there were reports of looting at various retailers, appliance stores and banks across the capital. Several stations of the country’s new cable car system were also set on fire.
Security forces claim bad actors are taking advantage of the demonstrations to destroy property, while legislators have tried to frame the movement as a plot. — Wires
