Eleven in
Jan. 27– Eleven people were shot when they demanded the ouster of Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide during a rally in the southwestern city of
Armed supporters of Aristide shot the protesters in a clash, AFP said. Another 15,000 people marched in the capital of the
Organizer Andre Apaid, of the Democratic Platform opposition group, said the protesters were trying to send a message to the Caribbean Community, which has called for a peaceful end to the deadlock that began after the disputed May 2000 elections, AFP said. One person was killed in the town of
While Aristide said earlier this month he would hold elections within the next six months, the opposition says it won?t participate in a vote unless he steps down first. International aid to the country, the