PORT LOUIS, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Mauritius announced a curfew in some parts of the country on Tuesday night, following unrest over the shooting of a woman by a police officer.
• Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam said in an address to the nation that the curfew would be from 8:30 p.m. (1630 GMT) until 6 a.m. on Wednesday
• The curfew covers the capital Port Louis and other major population centres on the Indian Ocean island, a popular tourist and offshore banking destination where unrest is rare
• Ramgoolam’s cabinet will meet on Wednesday afternoon to assess the situation again
• Protesters burned tyres and blocked roads on Monday night
• A police sergeant has been provisionally charged in connection with the shooting of Élodie Thomas, local media reported, without giving details about what led to the incident
• Thomas was wounded while travelling home from work in a residential area south of the capital
• Health minister Anil Bachoo said Thomas underwent successful surgery to remove a bullet
• Police have said an investigation is under way
(Reporting by Jean Paul Arouff; Additional reporting by Villen Anganan;Writing by George Obulutsa and Alexander Winning;Editing by Kate Mayberry and Alison Williams)
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