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8:15 p.m. : Police forces and journalists were targeted by gunfire last night in Martinique, where violence left ten officers injured and sparked a strong reaction from the government. About ten arrests took place, according to Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin.
3:18 p.m. : Informing is not a crime! Press release from the SDJ of @RMC and the SDJ of the NextRadioTV group after the shootings which targeted a reporting team in Martinique for @RMCinfo @BFMTV @RMCsport. https://t.co/mWZRTtAdnv
3:18 p.m. : The journalists’ companies of the editorial staff of RMC, RMCSport and BFMTV denounce “with the greatest force the shots targeting their team in a report in Martinique”, last night. “These actions are not tolerable. Witnessing events on the ground is our job, our freedom.”
12:36 : In addition to the ten police officers slightly injured in Martinique, a police officer who intervened with his colleagues on a burglary, was violently struck by the vehicle of the looters last night, announces the parquet floor of Fort-de-France. He is seriously injured.
12:36 : The Secretary General of Reporters Without Borders also calls for journalists to be more “protected” to fulfill their mission in Martinique. “The best protection will be the speedy arrest and conviction of the perpetrators”, he adds.
12:33 : “It is tragic to note that journalists are targets on the national territory, as they can be on the grounds of war. Let us continue like this and it will end very badly.”
Four journalists came under fire from men riding motorcycles on a deserted street in Fort-de-France last night, while they were filming and taking photos a good distance from a dam on fire.
12:23 : A policeman was wounded in the arm by gunfire from a roadblock erected in Fort-de-France, while another received an impact which lodged in his bulletproof vest. Three RAID police officers were targeted by shots fired during an intervention on a roadblock. Five others were injured by projectiles, police said.
12:21 : Ten police officers were injured in Martinique last night, including five by bullets and five others by projectiles, according to a new police report
12:05 : It is noon, here is a new point on the news:
• Matignon announces the suspension of arrivals from southern Africa, after the discovery of a new variant in South Africa, which could be particularly contagious. Follow our live.
• At least ten people were arrested after further violence last night in Martinique, according to the Minister of the Interior. A police officer was injured and four journalists were targeted by gunfire in Fort-de-France.
• The Foix public prosecutor’s office announces the opening of a judicial investigation against X for “destruction of a protected species”, six days later the death of a bear in Seix (Ariège).
• Gabriel Attal has judged Boris Johnson’s letter, which asks France to take back migrants who have arrived in the United Kingdom, “indigent in substance and totally out of place in form”.
11:24 am : “We cannot accept in France (…) that journalists are targeted when they do their work and that they find themselves wiping live ammunition. (…) Obviously absolute firmness in the face of these situations. “
Earlier this morning, Gabriel Attal denounced violence “totally unacceptable” after the shootings in Martinique.
11:21 am : In Guadeloupe and Martinique, our security forces and journalists have been the target of attacks and shootings. Several policemen and gendarmes were injured. I give them my full support. Everything is done to find those responsible. 10 arrests last night
11:20 a.m. : The night was once again marked by violence in Martinique. A police officer was wounded in the arm by gunfire from a roadblock erected in Fort-de-France, another received an impact which lodged in his bulletproof vest and four journalists were the target of shots. “Everything is done to find those responsible”, ensures Gérald Darmanin on Twitter.
11:13 : At least ten people were arrested last night in Martinique, announces the Minister of the Interior.