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9 Killed in U.N. Attack on Haiti Neighborhood

HeadlineDec 26, 2006

In Haiti, at least nine people were killed Friday in a U.N. raid on the poor neighborhood of Cité Soleil. It was one of the worst outbreaks of violence Haiti has seen this year. The U.N. force in Haiti says it was targeting armed gangs. Dozens were left injured, including two children.

Cité Soleil resident Alex Surin: “Since 5 o’clock this morning, there has been a lot of shooting by MINUSTAH, a lot of people killed by bullets. People cannot go out to get something to eat because of all the shooting. They are here to kill all of us in Cité Soleil. Lots of people here are still hungry.”

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