Raw video : At least 23 people have been killed in Madagascar after police opened fire on an opposition demonstration in the island nation's capital, reports say. Some reports suggest that as many as 30 people may have been killed. There have been repeated protests against the dismissal of Antananarivo Mayor Andry Rajoelina, who is engaged in a power struggle with the president.
The sacked mayor accuses President Marc Ravalomanana of misspending public money and being a dictator. "Up to now, 25 are dead," an unnamed senior police officer at the scene was quoted by Reuters as saying.
The crowd was walking peacefully, then all of a sudden, the military opened fire. Demonstrators had been marching towards President Ravalomanana's compound when riot police opened fire.
