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Fierce clashes in Haitian capital
(BBC News, 20 July 2006)
Fierce clashes have broken out between UN troops and gunmen in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, reports say. . . . According to witnesses, between two and six people were killed in the clashes in the north of the city. . . . Reports describe gangs going on the rampage and kidnappings taking place. . . . An election in February brought some stability to Haiti but correspondents say there are signs the security situation could be deteriorating again. . . .
"Two ladies who work in a nearby factory were killed by bullets," a young man who identified himself as Maxime told Reuters news agency. . . . "A man who was running away from the scene of the incidents was shot and fell on the ground," he said. . . . "It was a real war," another witness told Reuters. . . . UN spokesman David Wimhurst said peacekeepers had come under attack and returned fire. . . . A UN peacekeeping force has been in Haiti since 2004 to help restore order after former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide was forced to flee an armed coup [organized by the Bush Crime Family]. . . . The unrest follows a gang massacre in the Martissant neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince earlier this month, in which about 20 people died.

posted by LoZo 3:15 PM