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Mayotte verges on 'insurrection' as court stops slum clearing

An attempt by the police to clear a slum south of the capital, Mamoudzou, and repatriate those without residence permits was blocked by the courts. 

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A court has halted the clearing of a slum in France's department of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, blocking efforts by the government to improve security, reports RFI.

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