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PHOTOS: Protests in Haiti

Sandra Salathe | ssalathe@wtop.com

October 11, 2019, 2:57 PM

Protesters burned tires and spilled oil on streets in parts of Haiti’s capital on Friday as they renewed their call for the resignation of President Jovenel Moïse just hours after a journalist was shot to death. Below are a few photos depicting the chaos surrounding the protest.

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Demonstrators play soccer with a basketball during an anti-government protest on a street in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. (AP/Rebecca Blackwell)
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Demonstrators march during an anti-government protest in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. (AP/Rebecca Blackwell)
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Police in riot gear block demonstrators from marching to the President’s house during anti-government protests in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. (AP/Rebecca Blackwell)
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Demonstrators jump over a burning barricade during anti-government protests in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. (AP/Rebecca Blackwell)
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Demonstrators walk past a burning barricade during anti-government protests in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. (AP/Rebecca Blackwell)
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A man participates in an anti-government protest in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. (AP/Rebecca Blackwell)

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