Aristide Allies Lob Firebombs at Foes
Supporters of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide shot at a school run by Haiti’s opposition leader and lobbed firebombs at an opposition office, raising the stakes in a standoff between the government and its foes. At least four people were reported wounded.
Police fired tear gas to disperse the mob outside the school run by Gerard Gourgue, leader of the 15-party opposition alliance called Democratic Convergence.
Earlier, about 200 of the president’s followers opened fire on an opposition party office and threw firebombs at the building.
The attackers seek the arrest of Gourgue, who claims the Aristide administration won last year’s elections through fraud.
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