PARIS (Reuters) - Gunshots were fired overnight at police in the French Caribbean island of Martinique for the second night running, French media reported on Wednesday, in a sign that unrest triggered by COVID-19 curbs that has rocked the nearby island of Guadeloupe seems to be spreading there.
BFM TV, quoting police forces, reported that shootings lasted for several hours and noted the situation was still "very tense" even though trade unions had ordered the removal of barricades protesters had set up.
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