Yeoman
04-14-2005, 07:24 PM
U.N. Peacekeeper Killed in Haiti
43 minutes ago World - AP Latin America
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A U.N. peacekeeper from the Philippines was shot and killed Thursday on the fringes of a Haitian slum where troops have clashed with politically aligned street gangs, underscoring the volatile situation as the U.N. Security Council discussed expanding the mission.
The soldier was killed as U.N. troops prepared to set up an observation post at the entrance to Cite Soleil, a slum dominated by supporters of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, U.N. officials said.
He was the third peacekeeper killed during the year-old U.N. mission in Haiti.
Philippine troops said the victim, a staff sergeant and 22-year army veteran, was driving officers in a white U.N. sport utility vehicle when he was shot. The officers were overseeing the construction of the military post, officials said.
U.N. officials said they did not know whether there was any exchange of gunfire.
Security Council members were meeting at the time at the Hotel Montana on a hill overlooking the city.
43 minutes ago World - AP Latin America
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A U.N. peacekeeper from the Philippines was shot and killed Thursday on the fringes of a Haitian slum where troops have clashed with politically aligned street gangs, underscoring the volatile situation as the U.N. Security Council discussed expanding the mission.
The soldier was killed as U.N. troops prepared to set up an observation post at the entrance to Cite Soleil, a slum dominated by supporters of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, U.N. officials said.
He was the third peacekeeper killed during the year-old U.N. mission in Haiti.
Philippine troops said the victim, a staff sergeant and 22-year army veteran, was driving officers in a white U.N. sport utility vehicle when he was shot. The officers were overseeing the construction of the military post, officials said.
U.N. officials said they did not know whether there was any exchange of gunfire.
Security Council members were meeting at the time at the Hotel Montana on a hill overlooking the city.