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A Tire Burning - Protest in Haiti

A Tire Burning - Protest in Haiti

"Burning tires will not change a thing. They will turn off international business interests... Outsiders EXPECT burning tires in Haiti. Let's not give them what they have learned to expect but a better way forward - like talking"

Twitter message by: U.S. ambassador to Haiti, Pamela A. White

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Haitian Police kicking a burning tire during a street protest

Haitian Police kicking a burning tire during a street protest

When Haitians protest against the government, then burn car tires (boule kawotchou) in street corners to disrupt traffic.

If your Haitian friends tell you "kawotchou ap boule," it means there is a street protest in Haiti... LOL...

This is a picture of a Haitian policeman from the Departmental Unit of the Maintenance of Order (UDMO) kicking a burning tire left by protesters during the street protest to attempt to clear the streets.

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