The night from Monday to Tuesday (October 7 and 8) was very eventful in Martinique. Vehicles were set on fire in several districts of Fort-de-France and Lamentin.
After the clashes between demonstrators and CRS8 agents at the Mahault roundabout in Lamentin on Monday morning (October 7), the tension has not subsided in Martinique.
The evening was marked by renewed violence. Abuses were committed in several districts of Fort-de-France and in Lamentin. Many vehicles were set on fire.
Protesters set fire to trash in the Volga district of Fort-de-France.
Burnt out cars and debris obstruct traffic on Avenue Maurice Bishop Sainte-Thérèse. The TCSP line is blocked by cables.
In Lamentin, vehicles travel with difficulty because of the wreckage of vehicles on the road.
Firefighters also had to intervene in Case-Pilote, Rivière-Pilote, and La Trinité.