Violence has flared in Kingston neighborhoods of Tivoli Gardens and Denham Town. Christopher "Dudus" Coke, suspected drug kingpin is wanted in Jamaica as wall as the United States, Security forces in Jamaica plan to renew a push Monday to arrest the accused drug lord at the center of violence that has now killed an estimated 76 people.
The high death toll is a result of violence triggered by Jamaican authorities' attempts to arrest Coke, Ellington said. The dead include 73 civilians, two police officers & one soldier, authorities have also detained more than 700 people. Coke has a heroic reputation in Kingston's slums. He has been likened to Robin Hood & Jesus because he has helped the community by handing out food, sending children to school & building medical centers, according the CNN wire staff.
Link: http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/05/29/jamaica.violence/index.html
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