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Madagascar lifts curfew after several incidents

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Madagascar’s police confirmed that the curfew was lifted at 6am after several incidents and arrests in some regions overnight. The authorities said activities could resume and roads remained passable, according to a police statement cited by Defimedia.

Madagascar lifted the curfew at 6am on Wednesday 14 October, after several incidents were reported overnight. Police said the situation was under control and that work activities could resume normally, in a statement cited by Defimedia.

Police units intervened quickly and several arrests were made. No roads are blocked and traffic is passable across the island, police said.

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