Gunfire Erupts in Haiti Protests
Gunfire erupted Monday during protests over election results in Haiti and at least one supporter of leading presidential candidate Rene Preval was killed. Witnesses said U.N. peacekeepers opened fire on the crowd, but a U.N. spokesman denied that. The protests erupted amid increasing anger at vote counts from Tuesday’s elections showing that Preval, a former president and one-time protege of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, may have fallen short of the 50 percent needed to win outright and avoid a runoff. Full Story