U.N. Troops Clash With Aristide Loyalists
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More than 400 United Nations peacekeepers stormed into a Port-au-Prince slum in a continuing effort to halt violence by armed loyalists of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. At least two men were killed, officials said.
Gunfire crackled from at least four shootouts in Cite Soleil, said Lt. Col. Jorge Smicelapo, a military spokesman.
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