Riots and violence in Guadeloupe

Riots and violence in Guadeloupe

29th day of general strike in Guadeloupe and the lack of answers and agreement on the part of the French authorities exasperates, the only element being the sending of CRS battalions, which for two days has led to incidents that go by agravant Roadblocks cut the main roads, made by determined demonstrators. Last night, young people, whom the collective does not control, engaged in excesses, breaking windows, burning warehouses, returning vehicles, the police proceeded to 18 arrests. "These young people are left behind, they have no readability on the future, today, as in the suburbs of France they express their anger..." explains Eddie DAMAS. Holidaymakers are confined to hotels The government offers nothing new, the President of the Republic must receive on Thursday all the elected representatives of Guadeloupe.

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File : Guadeloupe: social movements

Publication date : 17 February 2009