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bemildred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-04 01:15 PM
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UN peacekeepers storm Haiti slum
Orwellian headline there ...

United Nations peacekeepers in Haiti have launched an operation to take control of one of the most violent slums in the capital, Port-au-Prince.

Hundreds of troops moved into the Cite Soleil district by land, sea and air.

The UN says they will stay for at least two months before handing control to local police.

Cite Soleil is a stronghold of the former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's supporters, and often witnesses factional violence.

BBC
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