{
  "id": 14506259,
  "title": "Mauritius rocked by worst riots since 1999: How a police shooting triggered unrest | Explained",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/mauritius-rocked-by-worst-riots-since-1999-how-a-police-shooting",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T17:37:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/world/mauritius-rocked-by-worst-riots-since-1999-how-a-police-shooting-triggered-unrest-explained-11791998417925.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mauritius has been rocked by its worst riots since 1999 after water shortages and rising living costs fuelled public anger. A woman’s shooting by police escalated tensions, triggering vandalism and clashes. Authorities imposed a curfew as the government faced mounting pressure to restore order.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}