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A stone-throwing mob north of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, attacked a car carrying five Roman Catholic priests, slightly injuring three of them, including Father Jean-Bertrand Aristede, a leading government opponent, Radio Haiti reported. The attackers then set fire to car, which had been stopped at a barricade. A spokesman for Aristede was quoted as saying the group returned to the capital. However, two other radio stations said the priests dropped from sight but were safe. No motive for the attack was reported.
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