In Gonaives and other cities, Haiti, violent protests,
'criminal Arisitide must go,' murders and burning since chief bandit Jean-Bertrand
Aristide brutally murdered his notorious criminal Amiot Metayer - September 30-October 4,
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| Flobert Demesieu, 13, poses with his homemade tin boat on the beach of
the seaside slum of Raboteau in Gonaives, Haiti, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2003. (AP Photo/Daniel
Morel) |
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| Residents of the seaside slum of Raboteau in Gonaives, Haiti, dig a grave
for former local strongman Amiot Metayer, near his former home, far left background, on
Saturday, Oct. 4, 2003. A funeral is planned for Monday, Oct. 6. Followers of Metayer,
leader of the ``Cannibal Army'' gang in Gonaives, have been demanding President
Jean-Bertrand Aristide's resignation since Metayer's bullet-riddled body was found Sept.
22. Residents said they put up the US flag because they want Americans to liberate them
from Aristide. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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| Two women walk by a deserted neighborhood gathering place in the seaside
slum of Raboteau in Gonaives, Haiti, on Friday, Oct. 3, 2003, and look at the spot where
former strongman Amiot Metayer, found murdered last week, used to spend time, a day after
scores of officers invaded the Jubilee and Raboteau slums in a raid where at least five
people were killed and dozens injured. The raid, carried out by air, sea and land, lasted
three hours, Raboteau residents said, and was in reaction to the ten days of protests by
the 'Cannibal Army,' a gang which formerly supported Haitian President Jean-Bertrand
Aristide but is now vehemently anti-government because it blames the September 22 murder
of Metayer on Aristide, a charge the government rejects. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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| A boy rides his bicycle down the deserted street in the seaside slum of
Raboteau in Gonaives, Haiti, in front of the house of former strongman Amiot Metayer,
found murdered last week, at sunset on Friday, Oct. 3, 2003, a day after scores of
officers invaded the Jubilee and Raboteau slums in a raid where at least five people were
killed and many more injured. The raid, carried out by air, sea and land, lasted three
hours, Raboteau residents said, and was in reaction to the ten days of protests by
the'Cannibal Army,' a gang which formerly supported Haitian President Jean-Bertrand
Aristide but is now vehemently anti-government because it blames the September 22 murder
of Metayer on Aristide, a charge the government rejects. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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| An unidentified grandmother in the seaside slum of Raboteau in Gonaives,
Haiti, on Friday, October 3, 2003, points out bullet holes her cement block shack received
yesterday when scores of officers invaded the Jubilee and Raboteau slums in a raid where
at least five people were killed and many more injured. The raid, carried out by air, sea
and land, lasted three hours, they said, and was in reaction to the ten days of protests
by the 'Cannibal Army,' a gang which formerly supported Haitian President Jean-Bertrand
Aristide but is now vehemently anti-government because it blames the September 22 murder
of its leader, Amiot Metayer, on Aristide, a charge the government rejects. (AP
Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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| An unidentified grandmother in the seaside slum of Raboteau in Gonaives,
Haiti, on Friday, October 3, 2003, and a neighbor point out where bullets hit the pillar
on her front porch yesterday when scores of officers invaded the Jubilee and Raboteau
slums in a raid where at least five people were killed and many more injured. She said she
lay and the two babies she was taking care of lay on the floor for four hours. The raid,
carried out by air, sea and land, was in reaction to the ten days of protests by the
'Cannibal Army,' a gang which formerly supported Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide
but is now vehemently anti-government because it blames the September 22 murder of its
leader, Amiot Metayer, on Aristide, a charge the government rejects. (AP Photo/Daniel
Morel) |
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| An unidentified resident of the seaside slum of Raboteau in Gonaives,
Haiti, on Friday, October 3, 2003, points out the bullet holes in his corrigated tin shack
which came from heavily armed Haitian policemen who invaded the neighborhood yesterday
afternoon in a raid where at least five people were killed and many more injured. The
raid, carried out by air, sea and land, lasted three hours, they said, and was in reaction
to the ten days of protests by the 'Cannibal Army,' a gang which formerly supported
Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide but is now vehemently anti-government because it
blames the September 22 murder of its leader, Amiot Metayer, on Aristide, a charge the
government rejects. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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| A boy looks at the bullet hole in the middle of a mural on the wall of a
nightclub in the seaside slum of Raboteau in Gonaives, Haiti, on Friday, Oct. 3, 2003,
received when scores of officers invaded the Jubilee and Raboteau slums yesterday in a
raid where at least four people were killed and many more injured. The raid, carried out
by air, sea and land, was in reaction to the ten days of protests by the 'Cannibal Army,'
a gang which formerly supported Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide but is now
vehemently anti-government because it blames the September 22 murder of its leader, Amiot
Metayer, on Aristide, a charge the government rejects. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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| People in wait in line in Gonaives, Haiti, on Friday, October 3, 2003, to pick up
money wired by relatives living in the US and Canada during the seven-hour truce granted
by the rebel 'Cannibal Army' gang the day after police invaded the Jubilee and Raboteau
slums in a raid where at least five people were killed and many more injured. The wire
transfer offices here have only been open three days since September 23, when protests
started. Yesterday's raid, carried out by air, sea and land, was in reaction to the ten
days of protests by the Cannibal Army, a gang which formerly supported Haitian President
Jean-Bertrand Aristide but is now vehemently anti-government because it blames the
September 22 murder of its leader, Amiot Metayer, on Aristide, a charge the government
rejects. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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| An American flag flaps on the roof of a closed-down school in the seaside slum of
Raboteau in Gonaives, Haiti, on Friday, Oct. 3, 2003, as people hurry to make purchases or
do errands during the seven-hour truce granted by the rebel 'Cannibal Army' gang the day
after police invaded the Jubilee and Raboteau slums in a raid where at least five people
were killed and many more injured. The raid, carried out by air, sea and land, lasted
three hours, they said, and was in reaction to the ten days of protests by the Cannibal
Army, a gang which formerly supported Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide but is now
vehemently anti-government because it blames the September 22 murder of its leader, Amiot
Metayer, on Aristide, a charge the government rejects. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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| Esperanta Philone, 20, mother of three, in the middle with the red hairband, waits in
line in Gonaives, Haiti, on Friday, October 3, 2003, to pick up money wired by her sister
Sylvain from Miami, Florida, USA, during the seven-hour truce granted by the rebel
'Cannibal Army' gang the day after police invaded the Jubilee and Raboteau slums in a raid
where at least five people were killed and many more injured. 'If I don't get the money,
we won't eat,' she said, and noted that the wire transfer offices have only been open
three days since September 23, when protests started here. Yesterday's raid, carried out
by air, sea and land, was in reaction to the ten days of protests by the Cannibal Army, a
gang which formerly supported Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide but is now
vehemently anti-government because it blames the September 22 murder of its leader, Amiot
Metayer, on Aristide, a charge the government rejects. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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| Residents in the seaside slum of Raboteau in Gonaives, Haiti, on Friday, Oct. 3, 2003,
describe how heavily armed Haitian policemen shot up a friend's parked car when they
invaded the neighborhood yesterday afternoon in a raid where at least five people were
killed and many more injured. The raid, carried out by air, sea and land, lasted three
hours, they said, and was in reaction to the ten days of protests by the 'Cannibal Army,'
a gang which formerly supported Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide but is now
vehemently anti-government because it blames the September 22 murder of its leader, Amiot
Metayer, on Aristide, a charge the government rejects. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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| Barricades block the streets in Gonaives, about 110 kilometers (70 miles) northwest of
the capital of Haiti, early Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2003, as the city awoke to a seventh day of
against the killing Amiot Metayer, 42, leader of the so-called 'Cannibal Army' since his
bullet-riddled body was found on a country road Aug. 22. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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| Overturned market stalls and and flaming barricade block the street in Gonaives, a
bout 110 kilometers (70 miles) northwest of the capital of Haiti, early Tuesday, Sept. 30,
2003, as the city awoke to a seventh day of against the killing Amiot Metayer, 42, leader
of the so-called 'Cannibal Army' since his bullet-riddled body was found on a country road
Aug. 22. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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| A flaming barricade blocks an outdoor market street in Gonaives, Haiti, early Tuesday,
Sept. 30, 2003, as the city awoke to another day of burning barricades, shuttered
businesses and a stand-off between police and supporters of Amiot Metayer, 42, leader of
the so-called 'Cannibal Army' in Gonaives, have been calling for President Jean-Bertrand
Aristide's resignation since his bullet-riddled body was found on a country road Aug. 22.
The government has strongly denied any involvement in the killing. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel)
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| Butteur Metayer, 32, in his neighborhood of Raboteau in Gonaives, Haiti, on Tuesday,
Sept. 30, 2003, shows a photo of the disfigured body of his brother, Amiot Metayer, who
was murdered last week. Metayer's followers who have protesting for seven days, accused
the government of having a hand in the killing. The government has strongly denied any
involvement, saying only the opposition stands to gain from his death. (AP Photo/Daniel
Morel) |
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