Leading Politician Reportedly Killed
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An opposition politician and another man were killed by unknown assailants at the politician’s house in a Port-au-Prince suburb, according to local radio stations. A United Nations spokesman in Haiti confirmed that two men had been shot but could not confirm that the politician, Pasteur Antoine Leroy, was dead. Leroy is considered the No. 2 man in the Mobilization for the National Development party.
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