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 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - U.N. troops in armored vehicles guarded the outskirts of a lawless seaside slum in Haiti's capital Friday, ahead of a promised crackdown on gang fighting that some people fear could disrupt fall elections.
U.N. officials said the operation in the Cite Soleil district could last days but refused to say when they might send their troops into the heart of the shantytown, which is a hotbed of gang violence between loyalists and opponents of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
One man was killed Thursday and at least six were wounded in gang shootings.
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