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1 | Madagascar: Violence Erupts Between Army and Dissident Police Unit | Madagasikara: Nipoaka ny fifandonana teo amin'ny tafika sy ny mpitandro ny flaminana tsy mitovy hevitra |
2 | On May, 20th 2010, sustained gun battles between rival armed forces lasted for an hour in the capital city of Madagascar, Antananarivo. | Tamin'ny 20 May 2010, dia nisy ny fifandonana teo amin'ireo mpitandro ny filaminana mpifanandrina izay naharitra ora iray tao an-drenivohitr' i Madagasikara, Antananarivo. |
3 | The ongoing political crisis has once again erupted into violence as a report from the local Red Cross states that at least three people were wounded in the clash (fr). | Ity krizy ara-politika mitohy ity dia mbola nahitana herisetra indray, araka ny voalazan'ny Croix rouge dia olona telo no naratra nandritry ny fifandonana (fr). |
4 | A gathering composed of hundred civilians and backed by a dissident faction of the police (Forces d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale: FIGN) was surrounded by a unit of the army (état-major mixte opérationnel régional: Emmo-Reg), then fires were exchanged. | Vondron”olon-tsotra an-jatony tohanan'ireo zandary tsy mitovy hevitra (Forces d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale: FIGN) dia voadidin'ny fitambaran-tafika (état-major mixte opérationnel régional: Emmo-Reg), ary dia nifampitifitra. |
5 | The FIGN leader colonel Raymond Andrianjafy explained that the reason for the gathering at Andrainarivo-Mausolée, was to allow civilians to voice their disapproval of the current situation and try to find a solution to the crisis (fr). | Ny Kolonely lehiben'ny FIGN Raymond Andrianjafy dia nanazava fa ny anton'ity fitangoronana tany Andrainarivo-Mausolée, dia mba amelana ireo sivily haneho ny tsy fanekeny an'ity teo-zavatra ity sy ny hiezahana hitondra vahaolana amin'ny krizy (fr). |
6 | The FIGN was there to prevent the gathering from being repressed, he said. | Nolazainy fa ny ataon'ny FIGN dia ny hiaro ny fivoriana mba tsy ho tratran'ny famoretana. |
7 | | Ity fifandonana ity dia taoriana kely ny fanafihana radio nataon'ireo tafika manokana tamin'ny 17 May raha nisy ny valandresaka mivantana teo amin'ny mpitarika ny mpanohitra Ambroise Ravonison sy vahiny iray hafa, Harrison Razafindrakoto. |
8 | Update: Madagascar Tribune reports that there were a total of four fatal casualties from the gun battles (fr). | Ireo mpitoraka blaogy sy twitter any Madagascar no nampahafantatra ny fifampitifirana voalohany tamin'ny maraina: |
9 | Preacher Rivo Arison Ranaivo was among the victims as a communique from the Association of the Protestant Churches confirmed (fr). | Pierre Maury any Antananarivo dia ni-tweet fa ny fifampitifirana dia nanomboka tamin'ny 9:42 maraina izay mafy tokoa ary niharitra 45 minitra fara-fahakeliny. |
10 | The clash comes a few days after a local radio was attacked by a special unit of the army on May 17th while an opposition leader Ambroise Ravonison and another on-air guest, Harrison Razafindrakoto were interviewed on a live broadcast. | InvestGasy nitatitra fa kamion'ny tafika telo no tazana nanakaiky ny toerana nisian'ny fitokonana ary tranom-barotra vitsivitsy ny tanàn-dehibe no nikatona. Jentilisa izay tany amin'ny fitokonana dia namoaka ity vaovao ity tamin'ny 11 atoandro local time (mg): |
11 | Bloggers and twitterers in Madagascar were first to report the gun shots in the morning: | Tsy tafiditra Mausolée intsony ny olona saiky hankao taorian'ny fanafihana teo. Manohy ny hira sy ny vavaka izay efa tafiditra Mausolée |
12 | Pierre Maury in Antananarivo tweeted that the gun shots started at 9:42 am local time were intense and lasted for at least 45 minutes. | Ranjachrys, izay tao ihany koa , dia nanamarina fa ny nitohy ny fotoma-bavakanataon'ny mpitondra fivavahana nandritra ny fifandonana. Nitatitra ihany koa izy fa mpitondra fivavahana iray no voasambotra avy eo. |
13 | InvestGasy reported that three military trucks were seen approaching the meeting point and that a few stores downtown have closed. Jentilisa who was at the gathering posted the following update at 11 am local time (mg): | Tomavana, mpitoraka blaogy monina any Geneva, dia nanambatra ny vaovao avy amin'ireo mpitoraka blaogy tamina tamba-tsehatra media sosialy samy hafa ary nandahatra ny fotoanan'ireo zava-nitranga nolazain'ireo mpitoraka twitter: |
14 | People cannot enter the Mausolee anymore after the confrontation. | tahirin'ireo twitter avy aty Madagascar |
15 | | Ireo mpitoraka Twitter Tomavana, Sameganegie sy Dotmg dia nampitandrina ny vahoaka mba ho mailo fa maro ireo antsoina hoe “vaovao” izay heno avy amin'ireo radio samihafa ary ireo vaovao ao amin'ny twitter no mampiahiahy. |
16 | Those who are inside have resumed the singing and prayers. | Maro amin'izy ireo no tsy tena mari-pototra sy entina hanaovana propagandy fotsiny. |
17 | Ranjachrys, also on site, confirmed that the group prayers have continued while the clash occurred. | Nivoaka ny teny famantarana #fvtm ( fanafohezana ny: “filazana vaovao tsy marina”) ao amin'ny twitter mba hahafantarana ireo vaovao tsy marina. |
18 | He also reports that a preacher has been arrested afterwards. | Mbola mivoatra hatrany ity raharaha ity ary hametraka ireo vaovao eto izahay raha mbola misy zava-mitranga. |
19 | Tomavana, a blogger residing in Geneva, has amplified the updates from local bloggers on different social media platforms and compiled an extensive timeline of the events as told by twitterers: | Ireto ny vaovao ara-potoana ao amin'ny twitter izay mitondra ny teny famantarana #Madagascar. Brought to you by: Push.ly: Twitter mentions pushed to your phone. |
20 | archives of twitter updates from Madagascar | tomavana: RT @iiimmy: Last day @ paradise.. |
21 | Twitterers Tomavana, Sameganegie and Dotmg are urging people to be aware that a lot of the so-called information that are heard on various radios and twitter updates should be taken with cautious skepticism. | Well a battlefield yesterday but it's all good now @ #Madagascar re: http://ff.im/kpDyl vendredi 21 mai 2010 16:15:16 tomavana: RT @PhilouOne: Pour preparer un projet de cooperation avec #Madagascar ,on recherché un lycee sur l'ilot SteMarie Faites passer Le MSG vendredi 21 mai 2010 16:12:45 |
22 | Many of those were proven to be either inaccurate or pure propaganda. | DjairBarros: kkkkkk i like a move move… #madagascar vendredi 21 mai 2010 16:09:40 |
23 | | PhilouOne: #Madagascar Pour preparer un projet de cooperation avec Madagascar, on recherché un lycee sur l'ilot SteMarie Faites passer Le MSG vendredi 21 mai 2010 15:42:10 |
24 | They have coined the hash tag #fvtm ( short for: filazana vaovao tsy marina that translates to “signaling false information”) on twitter to highlights false information. | malagasytwit: RT @toshikoshi: #Madagascar : les pasteurs dans la mêlée politiqueI Inrfi | http://goo.gl/YGZt: RT @toshikoshi: #Madagascar : les past… vendredi 21 mai 2010 14:23:26 |
25 | | malagasytwit: RT @fasopresse: #Madagascar : La grande muette donne de la voix http://bit.ly/cusk5A: RT @fasopresse: #Madagascar : La grande muette d… vendredi 21 mai 2010 14:23:25 |
26 | The situation is still developing and we will provide updates here as more reports are confirmed. | Sipakv: RT @fasopresse: #Madagascar : La grande muette donne de la voix http://bit.ly/cusk5A vendredi 21 mai 2010 13:51:28 |
27 | Here are real-time twitter updates that contain #Madagascar. | Sipakv: RT @ |