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Last Updated: Dec 21st, 2006 - 09:06:50 |
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Two people were injured when an angry mob clashed with police Wednesday while officers tried to transfer two men suspected of attempting to kidnap a child, witnesses said.
The melee erupted when a crowd of several hundred people descended on the police station to demand the suspects be released so they could be lynched, witnesses said.
At least two men were wounded by gunfire when Haitian and U.N. police fired shots and tear gas to disperse the crowd, according to two Associated Press photographers at the scene. It was unclear who shot the men and their condition was not immediately known.
A U.N. vehicle was also set on fire and destroyed during the fracas.
Haitian police spokesman Frantz Lerebours said the two kidnapping suspects were later transferred to another jail and were being held for questioning.
Kidnappings are a major threat in the Haitian capital and both the U.N. and national police have recently launched operations in recent weeks intended to crack down on the problem.
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