Crime 14 October 2026, 07:15 via IOL 3 outlets

Mauritius rocked by unrest as curfew follows police shooting

Mauritius imposed a curfew on Tuesday over roughly a third of the island in response to rare violent protests that erupted after a police officer shot and seriously wounded a woman.

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