Covid-19: Comoros forces fire teargas at Muslims in mosques

Security officials in Comoros fired teargas against Muslims

MORONI, Comoros: Security forces in the Comoros have used teargas against Muslims who had congregated in mosques in violation of Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown rules, witnesses and a security source said on Sunday.

The incidents occurred in two locations on the Comoros island of Anjouan, according to a security source who asked not to be named. A witness told AFP that "people were injured, most of them fled through the windows, one of them broke their foot", adding that "even this morning there was still a smell of gas in the area."

President Azali Assoumani on Friday signed a decree strengthening anti-virus measures, which now include a nightly curfew.

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