Overview

• Police Chief Angelo Ravelonarivo announced a 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew in Antananarivo to remain in place until public order is restored.
• Anti-riot units used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse hundreds who defied a protest ban near Ambohijatovo.
• Reports described arson and looting across the capital, including burned cable car stations, a looted shopping mall, and attacks on homes of politicians seen as close to the president.
• At least three protesters were arrested, and authorities did not provide confirmed casualty figures.
• The largely youth-led movement mobilized on social media, with demonstrators displaying the One Piece skull flag, and unrest was also reported at provincial offices of the state utility.