Latinnews Daily - 14 October 2004

HAITI: Ex-soldiers converge on capital

Caribbean & Central America 12 July 2010 Modified: 14 October 2004 255 views

Development: More than 200 members of Haiti's former army arrived in jeeps in Port-au-Prince on 13 October saying that they were expecting word from the interim prime minister, Gérard Latortue, to 'deal with the bandits'. The 'bandits' in question are supporters of former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide, known as the chimí¨res, who have participated in two weeks of violent protests against the government that have claimed the lives of 46 people.

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