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Gunshots were fired overnight at police in the French Caribbean island of Martinique, local authorities said on Tuesday, in a sign that unrest triggered by COVID-19 curbs that have rocked the nearby island of Guadeloupe could be spreading there. No police have been injured and things have calmed down in …

France is sending police special forces to restore order in the French overseas territory of Guadeloupe hit by rioting and looting amid protests against COVID-19 protocols, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Saturday. “The first message is that the state will stand firm,” Darmanin told reporters after holding a …