Guadeloupe

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | November 1st, 2001 | Trackback

Three days of rioting over the sentencing of a labor leader to four months in jail abated Sept. 25, when calm was restored by police. The capital city of Pointe-a-Pitre was littered with burned out vehicles and tear gas canisters. To prevent further unrest, French officials announced that additional police would be sent to the island.

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