Antananarivo - Fresh clashes have broken out in the strife- torn Indian Ocean island of Madagascar, following last month's seizure of power by former Antananarivo mayor Andry Rajoelina, media reports said Monday. After a military crackdown on protestors last week left seven demonstrators dead, a military personnel carrier was blown up on Sunday by Molotov cocktails.

This triggered explosions at the ammunitions store at the barracks outside the capital Antananarivo, which injured one soldier.

In the ensuing panic soldiers fired at random.

Antananarivo  - Madagascar government soldiers fired on a demonstration by supporters of ousted ex-president Marc Ravalomanana in the capital Antananarivo Monday, reportedly killing and wounding several.

Antananarivo's private TV Plus broadcaster reported three dead, including a policeman, who was not wearing uniform, and several wounded, including two children.

The violence occutred when thousands of Ravalomanana supporters sought to march to the justice palace.

Antananarivo - Madagascar government soldiers killed and wounded several persons Monday when they fired into a demonstration in the capital Antananarivo, the television broadcaster TVplus reported.

The report said that one of those killed was a policeman.

Unconfirmed media reports at the scen spoke of at least three persons killed and several others seriously wounded, as meanwhile several cars and a building were in flames.

Johannesburg/Swaziland  - Southern African leaders suspended the membership of Madagascar in a regional organization for what they called the unconstitutional ouster of the island's president.

The leaders of the 15-member Southern African Development Community (SADC) at their special summit held in Swaziland urged the leader of Madagascar's transitional government Andry Rajoelina to step down.

Antananarivo  - Protests continued on the tropical island of Madagascar on Saturday, with the military using tear gas in the capital Antananarivo against a demonstration by nearly 30,000 supporters of ousted former president Marc Ravalomanana.

The protesters had earlier called for a general strike for Monday and a tax boycott to protest the new interim government led by Andry Rajoelina, who was brought to power after seven weeks of violence.