8,000 Demonstrate Against President
Riot police fired tear gas at more than 8,000 rock-throwing protesters as a demonstration against President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was overpowered by throngs of supporters of the Haitian leader in Port-au-Prince, the capital.
Demonstrators scattered as tear gas canisters fell and shots were heard in the crowd.
For the record:
12:00 a.m. Nov. 21, 2003 For The Record
Los Angeles Times Friday November 21, 2003 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 2 National Desk 1 inches; 47 words Type of Material: Correction
Haiti protest -- A headline in Saturday’s Section A wrongly identified 8,000 demonstrators as protesters against Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and the text was unclear on the stance of the demonstrators. The figure should have referred to the number of pro-Aristide counterdemonstrators who turned out in Port-au-Prince.
There were reports of at least two people injured.
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