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July 2008 former Haitian soldiers'  standoff
                                        
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Former soldiers dressed in civilian cloths line up inside a former prison after a standoff between former soldiers and government officials in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, Wednesday, July 30, 2008. Former soldiers took over the former prison on Tuesday to demand back-pay and reinstatement of the country's armed forces. On Wednesday the former soldiers left peacefully, ending a tense standoff of nearly 24 hours after negotiations with government officials.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
                                             
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A former soldier peers through a bus window after a standoff between former soldiers and government officials in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, Wednesday, July 30, 2008. Former soldiers took over a former prison on Tuesday to demand back-pay and reinstatement of the country's armed forces. On Wednesday the former soldiers left peacefully, ending a tense standoff of nearly 24 hours after negotiations with government officials.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
                                          
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A police officer frisks a former soldier after a standoff between former soldiers and government officials at a former prison in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, Wednesday, July 30, 2008. Former soldiers took over a former prison on Tuesday to demand back-pay and reinstatement of the country's armed forces. On Wednesday the former soldiers left peacefully, ending a tense standoff of nearly 24 hours after negotiations with government officials.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
                                   
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A man who said he is a former soldier is arrested on suspicion of being a gang member after a standoff between former soldiers and government officials in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, Wednesday, July 30, 2008. Former soldiers took over a former prison on Tuesday to demand back-pay and reinstatement of the country's armed forces. On Wednesday the former soldiers left peacefully, ending a tense standoff of nearly 24 hours after negotiations with government officials.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
                                   
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Haitian police help a former soldier remove his camouflage t-shirt after a standoff between former soldiers and government officials in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, Wednesday, July 30, 2008. Former soldiers took over a former prison on Tuesday to demand back-pay and reinstatement of the country's armed forces. On Wednesday the former soldiers left peacefully, ending a tense standoff of nearly 24 hours after negotiations with government officials.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
                        
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