Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Eight countries worldwide outbreak of food riots have killed five people in Haiti (AP)






Eight countries worldwide outbreak of food riots have killed five people in Haiti (AP)






April 7, Haiti Laikaxie riots in which one back in a pool of blood.

April 7, Haiti, Port-au-Prince, a local resident through a burning barricade.

April 8, the Brazilian peacekeeping troops in the National Palace in Port-au-Prince warning.

April 7, Haiti and the food riots resulting in one death. According to reports, the man in the southern city of Laikaxie Haiti in the street were killed in the gun. This makes the food riots Haiti The death toll rose to five.
On that day, the crowd continued to protest in the capital of Port-au-Prince threw stones at the National University, to give vent to rising food prices anger. When the demonstrators impact of a residential senator, gunshots sounded.
Two men were knocked out, one of whom subsequently died. Laikaxie last week in protest activities in four people were killed and 20 injured. United Nations peacekeeping forces have been attacked, vehicles were burned. Also a food warehouse was looted last weekend. Laikaxie the current situation remains tense.
Haitian Prime Minister Jacques Eduard Alaikexishi has announced an investment of millions of dollars will be used to stabilize food prices. Recently, Haiti's rice and other necessities prices doubled, and in some places even up to three times the original price. Genaifu the country, Peiti - Geafu and other cities last week in successive outbreaks of anti-government demonstrations. 2006 elected President of Haiti Leinaipuleiwaer faced with the election of the most serious social unrest.
United Nations WFP officials said on the 8th, the global soaring food prices, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Egypt, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Mozambique and Senegal have occurred in a riot or riots.
Laikaxie residents complained that the Government does not reduce the food tax, which people can not afford to buy food. Mayor of the city was also attacked. United Nations peacekeeping force in Haiti strengthened security and control to prevent the emergence of new unrest situation.

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