Re: [Marxism] BBC: 4 killed at Port-au-Prince march

["David Quarter" <davidquarter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 Who are these "witnesses"? Sounds suspicious...



From:                   Chris Brady <cdbrady@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

>   Gunmen shoot dead Haiti marchers
>
>  At least four people have been killed at a march in Haiti staged by
> thousands of opponents of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
>
> BBC, Sunday, March 07, 2004
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3540937.stm
>
>  Gunmen opened fire on a crowd of 10,000 people that had gathered in the
> capital, Port-au-Prince, to celebrate Mr Aristide's downfall.
>
>  Witnesses blamed militiamen supporting Mr Aristide for the shooting.
>
>  US and French troops had been at the march, in an effort to prevent
> clashes between the two groups.
>
>  The BBC's Daniel Lak in Port-au-Prince says there had been a festive
> atmosphere before the trouble broke out.
>
>  Crowds packed into the city's central square were dancing to the music
> of a disc jockey banned under President Aristide when shots rang out and
> panic struck, he says.
>
>  Witnesses said pro-Aristide gunmen known as Chimeres had come out of
> the slums around the square and opened fire from the top of a hill.
>



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