[VIDÉOS] Fires and looting continue, despite a first night of curfew in Martinique

Tension remained extremely high this Thursday throughout Martinique. Tonight is no exception, despite the establishment of a curfew throughout the island from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

After violent clashes between several dozen demonstrators and the police at the airport, it was a vehicle rental company from the ZAC du Lareinty, in Lamentin, who was targeted. The park of Jumbo Car was set on fire.

Later, they were those of Citroën et Auto Centers who suffered the same fate.

Barriers are also being erected this evening or maintained at various points on the island: Rivière-Salée, Trois-Îlets, Saint-Joseph, Fond Lahaye in Schoelcher, Les Côteaux in Sainte-Luce, Saint-Esrit, Bellefontaine, Château Paille in Vauclin… At Cité La Marie in Ducos, palm trees are sawn with chainsaws and complete the ELVs on the roundabout.

Shots heard near La Lézarde

At the level of La Lézarde bridgedozens of people gathered since the beginning of the afternoon are equipped with stones and divers projectilesvisibly ready to do battle with the police and targeting the machines at each pass. Obstacles were also placed on the highway.

According to social networks, live ammunition would have even been heard.

At the level of the airport station, the police and CRS 8 chased away the demonstrators with tear gas and LBD.

Groups of ppeople on motorbikes or scooters, very mobile, multiply the return trips towards Fort-de-France. Here too, they would often be equipped with projectiles.

Several fires have been reported Dillon district (Fort-de-France).

Caraïbe Prices looted

In particular, they moved in front of GBH headquarters (Bernard Hayot Group), attempting to enter, without further details at this stage.

The turret radar at the Vito station in the Lamentin – Ducos direction was burned.

Au Holy Spirit or to Trois-Iletsshops Caribbean Price would also be looted this evening.

In Rivière-Saléethis is the Carrefour Market which is vandalized.

“Unacceptable abuses that nothing justifies” (Prefect)

This evening, at the end of the 5th Round Table on the Cost of Living which ended around 10 p.m., the prefect Jean-Christophe Bouvierquestioned by Katleen Bilas-Coppet about the ongoing abuses, considered that nothing justified them.