Canadian peacekeeper killed in Haiti
A teaser:
A former Mountie from Quebec has died after being shot during an ambush while on a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti.
Mark Bourque, 57, of Stoneham, Que., was one of 25 retired police officers that Canada sent in October to join the UN mission trying to stabilize Haiti before an election.
A UN spokesperson said Bourque and another peacekeeper were patrolling in a Port-au-Prince slum on Tuesday morning when two unknown men opened fire on their vehicle.
Damien Anses Cardona of the United Nations Stabilization Mission said Bourque was shot in the leg and lost a lot of blood, later dying in hospital.[/teaser]
That is terrible news.
A teaser:
A former Mountie from Quebec has died after being shot during an ambush while on a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti.
Mark Bourque, 57, of Stoneham, Que., was one of 25 retired police officers that Canada sent in October to join the UN mission trying to stabilize Haiti before an election.
A UN spokesperson said Bourque and another peacekeeper were patrolling in a Port-au-Prince slum on Tuesday morning when two unknown men opened fire on their vehicle.
Damien Anses Cardona of the United Nations Stabilization Mission said Bourque was shot in the leg and lost a lot of blood, later dying in hospital.[/teaser]
That is terrible news.