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| A Haitian protester holds up an anti-UN sign during a demonstration in Port-Au-Prince. AFP PHOTO |
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Thousands protest near Haitian capital against UN presence
10-30-2006
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): Thousands of Haitians protested Friday in the streets of a Port-au-Prince district demanding the withdrawal of United Nations forces.
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| A Haitian protester holds up an anti-UN sign during a demonstration in Port-Au-Prince. AFP PHOTO |
The demonstration, in the huge Cite Soleil shantytown, one of the most dangerous districts of the capital, was peaceful. The UN has a base there but does not control the neighborhood, which is run by armed gangs.
The protest follows a violent student demonstration Tuesday against the UN forces.
Dozens of demonstrators, some shouting "Down with the UN," threw stones, broke UN vehicles' windshields, and burned a US flag near Haiti's presidential palace.
Since mid-2004 the UN has maintained more than 7,000 troops and 1,200 police in Haiti to help stabilise the poorest country in the Americas.
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