France deploys police to Guadeloupe to quell violent Covid protests
by Kim Willsher in Paris from on (#5S6SE)
Extra police dispatched and curfew imposed after week of quasi-insurrectional' unrest
French authorities have dispatched police reinforcements to the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe after a week of violent protests over coronavirus restrictions.
Islanders are angry after Paris announced that health workers across all French territories must have Covid vaccinations. This sparked demonstrations that degenerated into the torching and looting of shops and pharmacies and clashes with police.
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