Aristide Supporters Call for His Return
From Times Wire Reports
Thousands of supporters of exiled former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide marched peacefully through a Haitian slum, calling for his return.
Three hundred heavily armed United Nations peacekeepers and 50 vehicles secured the demonstration, said Col. Carlos Barcelos, a spokesman for the troops.
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