Mauritius temporarily closes schools after night of unrest over police shooting

A police sergeant has been provisionally charged in connection with the shooting of Élodie Thomas, 27, local media reported without giving details on what led to the incidentThomas was wounded while travelling home from work in a van in a residential area south of the capital on Friday nightHealth Minister Anil Bachoo said Thomas underwent successful surgery to remove the bulletPolice have not commented on the incident but have said an investigation was underwayProtesters burned tyres and blocked roads in parts of the country on Monday night, prompting police deploymentsThe Prime Minister's Office said the situation had returned to normal and that all public sector services would operate as usualThe education ministry did not say when schools would reopen, saying it would give an update laterPublic unrest is rare on the Indian Ocean island(Reporting by Jean Paul Arouff; Editing by George Obulutsa and Kate Mayberry)