Death Toll in Haitian Political Unrest Rises
Protesters demanding the return of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide hurled stones and fired shots in the air Saturday as the death toll from a surge of political violence in the Haitian capital rose to 14.
At least five men were killed Friday by gunmen outside the home of an anti-Aristide community leader in the seaside slum Village de Dieu, residents said Saturday.
Police fired on a peaceful demonstration by Aristide supporters in the capital’s neighborhood of Bel Air on Friday, killing two young men, said Anne Sosin, a human rights monitor with the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti.
Radio Metropole reported that one civilian was shot dead in a pro-Aristide demonstration Friday, and Justice Minister Bernard Gousse said police had killed two gang leaders Thursday in fighting in Cite Soleil, a seaside slum teeming with Aristide loyalists.
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