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Mauritius curfew eases after riots over police shooting of woman

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Mauritius police said calm was restored Thursday after days of unrest described as the country's worst riots in decades. The violence began over water shortages and escalated after police shot a woman. Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam had imposed a curfew to contain the protests before order was reported restored.

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