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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
World
Natricia Duncan Caribbean correspondent

Violent protests erupt in Martinique over high cost of living with 14 injured

a car burns on a street
A car burns in Martinique on Tuesday following a night of riots amid protests over the high cost of living. Photograph: Thomas Thurar/AFP/Getty Images

Officials in the French Caribbean island of Martinique have imposed a 9pm to 5am curfew in parts of its capital to quell escalating violent protests over the high cost of living.

According to Radio France International (RFI), at least 14 people, including 11 police, have been injured – some by firearms – as alarming scenes on social media showed vehicles engulfed in flames, gutted buildings and heavily geared riot police marching towards the protests.

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