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| Haitians set upon presidential palace over prices |
| 2008-04-10 |
| Hungry Haitians tried to storm the presidential palace Tuesday to demand the resignation of President Rene Preval over soaring food prices. Protesters charged the palace's gates with a rolling trash bin, but Brazilian soldiers in blue United Nations helmets fired rubber bullets and tear gas to force them back. Outnumbered peacekeepers watched as people looted nearby businesses. Across the capital, concrete barricades and burned-out cars blocked streets, windows were smashed and buildings were set on fire. No deaths were reported, but five Haitians have been killed in recent days. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 This story has all the nice touches that make every discussion about Haiti a depressing one. The rioters are descibed as "Hungry Haitians" which I'm sure is accurate, but I doubt whether the reporter actually asked any of them "Sir, are you full?" I bet he just assumed they weren't, and it's a pretty safe assumption. And it's almost too perfect that they tried to batter down the palace's gates with a garbage bin. It's Haiti, of course they'd use a garbage bin. Yes, humanity is on a long, downward spiral to the gutter, and Haiti just got there first. |
| Posted by: WhiteCollarRedneck 2008-04-10 12:36 |
| #4 The Circle of Life. Haitian Life... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-04-10 09:50 |
| #3 Wait a minute, wasn't he put in power by massive gangs of youts rioting? Fitting that the same seething youts should oust him. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-04-10 08:17 |
| #2 LUCIANNE > HAITIAN PREZ FAILS TO RESTORE ORDER. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-04-10 03:05 |
| #1 And Brit-EU will respond - how??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-04-10 01:03 |