[news] Haiti Protests: UN/Brazilian Troops stand-by as Haitian police provoke violence

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October 1, 2004 | Haiti Information Project Port au Prince, Haiti (HIP) - Last September 11th more than 10,000 Lavalas militants took to the streets to demand the return of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. The marchers were accompanied by a large contingent of Haitian police who returned fire when unidentified gunmen shot at the demonstration as it passed the Office of National Insurance on Delmas 17. The crowd immediately took up the chant, "Down with the army. Long live the police!"

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