A scuffle broke out between protesters and police in Madagascar Wednesday as citizens took to the street to denounce anti-lockdown measures to contain COVID-19.

Images of the victim were shared on social media, sparking fury among residents of Toamasina in eastern Madagascar.

I am very afraid of the police but faced with the lack of money, we act as if we were not afraid.

A vendor told AFP that she was afraid of how the police operates during this lockdown.

“I am very afraid of the police but faced with the lack of money, we act as if we were not afraid”, she said.