Anti-UN clashes spread to Haitian capital

[Turborama]

Source: AFP

Clashes have erupted between UN forces and hundreds of stone-throwing Haitians in Port-au-Prince after unrest targeting peacekeepers blamed for the cholera outbreak spread to the capital.

There had been fears violence could break out after protest organisers called a mass demonstration outside the health ministry for people to show their anger about cholera and the UN force, known as MINUSTAH.

Two Haitians were killed in riots in the northern city of Cap-Haitien on Monday, one shot by a UN peacekeeper as protesters set a police station and vehicles ablaze and threatened to torch a UN compound.

A police source said a third person was shot dead in fresh rioting in the city on Wednesday.

There are claims the cholera outbreak emanated from septic tanks at a base for UN peacekeepers from Nepal in central Haiti.

Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/11/19/3070611.htm?section=justin

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Articles from Monday when the violent protests began outside the UN camp at Cap-Haïtien, North Haiti: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4615351

[Turborama]

1. Fresh protests rock Haiti capital

Police fire tear gas into a camp for displaced people as riots accusing UN troops of bringing cholera turn violent.
Last Modified: Nov 18 2010 19:28 GMT



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'Escalating violence'

Al Jazeera's Cath Turner in Port-au-Prince, said that rioting has escalated a great deal in the capital.

"The military wing of the national police have fired tear gas directly into the homeless camp across the road from the national parliament - Champ de Mars.

"Sources are telling us that there are scenes of parents and kids running around there trying to escape the tear gas.

"There are also UN troops monitoring this, and there are reports that they earlier fired tear gas at protesters. So really things are coming to a head now."

Full article: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/11/20101118173955660861.html