Six Injured in Clashes Near Presidential Palace
From Times Wire Reports
Firing warning shots and tear gas, police stopped mourners from approaching the presidential palace with the coffin of a man killed last week in a protest against President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
At least six people suffered minor injuries in the violence that followed. Most were hurt by hurled rocks or shots fired by Aristide supporters, witnesses said.
The clashes occurred during the funeral of Maxime Deselmour, 33, killed when police and Aristide partisans fired shots to intimidate demonstrators.
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