 Supporters of George Weah, a former soccer star and presidential candidate, clashed with U.N. peacekeepers Friday as his party gathered evidence of alleged fraud in Liberia's first postwar election. The peacekeepers fired tear gas and swung batons to disperse hundreds of people trying to break through a U.N. barrier near the U.S. Embassy, according to a Jordanian officer who commanded the unit. Two U.N. soldiers suffered injuries, said the officer, who refused to give his name because he was not authorized to speak to reporters. He did not elaborate. Witnesses said three Liberians were also injured. Weah had implored about 1,500 supporters at his party headquarters to reject violence, saying his hopes for victory in the runoff against former Finance Minister Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf were not lost. |