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Haiti - Protesters wounded by gunfire Fort-Liberté

There was a street protest in the town of Fort-Liberté Haiti Thursday, it turned violent, Haitian police confirms some protestors were wounded by gunfire...
A Tire Burning - Protest in Haiti
A Tire Burning - Protest in Haiti

According to news reports this protest was for Electricity... While trying to clear roadblocks, police fired their weapons.

For the past few days people in Fort-Liberté have been demanding that the town be supplied with electricity from the Caracol power plant.

Senator Jean-Baptiste Bien-Aime, one of the group of 6 opposition senators against president Michel Martelly, said that 16 people were wounded. Police has not yet confirmed the number.

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David Grant says...

People should protest peacefully, and the authorities should allow people to express themselves. Haiti is a democratic state and more »

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