Looting and fires break out during COVID protests on France's Martinique -media

Drivers turn around at a barricade blocking the road leading to the airport after unrest triggered by COVID-19 curbs, which have already rocked the nearby island of Guadeloupe, in Fort-De-France, Martinique November 24, 2021. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

PARIS (Reuters) - Protesters looted shops and set up burning barricades overnight on France's Caribbean island of Martinique, France Info reported on Thursday, as demonstrations against COVID-19 protocols intensified.

France Info published a video of protesters targeting a shopping centre and running away with goods, as well as videos of demonstrators setting up burning barricades on roads.