In Haiti, police shot dead at least five protesters Wednesday during a demonstration calling for the return of ousted President Jean Bertrand Aristide. Reuters reported that police officers — many wearing black masks over their faces — fired at demonstrators during the march in Port-au-Prince. The Haitian police claimed the dead were not protesters but bandits who had attacked the police. But protesters and eyewitnesses disputed the police account and said police fired at them without provocation.