Home / AFRICA NEWS / News Africa / Tear gas fired at mosques in Comoros

Tear gas fired at mosques in Comoros

Security forces in Comoros have used tear gas to disperse people who had congregated in mosques in violation of the country’s coronavirus lockdown regulations.

This happened on the island of Anjouan late on Saturday and has been condemned by opposition politicians.

During the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex from sunrise to sunset and usually gather at dusk to break their fast and pray.

President Azali Assoumani has imposed a nightly curfew even though the Indian Ocean archipelago is one of only two nations in Africa that is yet to record a single case of the virus.

Source: bbc.com

About Elvis Anokye

Check Also

How 18-year-old crocodile give herself belle

Authorities for zoo in Costa Rica don identify first case of one crocodile wey give …

Increased Petrol Cost: Nigerian states cut working days to three

The governments of two Nigerian states; Edo and Kwara have reduced the five working days …

Kenya’s content creators reject tax proposals

Kenya’s finance bill of 2023 contains a raft of proposals that intend to expand the …

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

WP Twitter Auto Publish Powered By : XYZScripts.com