PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – A group of former soldiers clashed with a far larger gathering of anti-government demonstrators in Haiti's capital, resulting in the death of an ex-member of the military.
About 100 veterans of Haiti's abolished military and some younger supporters paraded through streets of Port-au-Prince on Friday. Many wore faded green uniforms and few carried rifles and pistols.
When the ex-soldiers passed near anti-government protesters the two sides shouted insults. Some protesters hurled rocks and a few ex-soldiers fired their weapons.
Associated Press journalists witnessed a group of protesters rushing the ex-soldiers. One veteran was caught and smashed repeatedly with cinderblocks and rocks. A protester stole his boots and as he lay battered on the street.
Haiti's military was abolished in 1995 because of its history of toppling governments and crushing dissent.
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