Three dead, 14 injured in anti-government protests in Haiti

Friday, December 26, 2003

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): Three people were killed and 14 injured in northwestern Haiti since anti-government demonstrations erupted Monday demanding the resignation of President Jean Bertrand Aristide, journalists on the scene reported Wednesday.

The increasingly violent demonstrations were concentrated in the northwestern coastal city of Gonaives, where the body of the third victim was found on one of the city's main streets.

Calls for Aristide's resignation have mounted in recent months amid accusations of corruption and misrule. 

More than 30 people have been killed, 85 injured by gunshots and 80 arrested in clashes linked to political unrest since September.

In addition, the Resistance Front, which organized the demonstrations, said six youths listed as missing were killed by police in summary executions, which the police denied. 

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