Photo Gallery Chaos in Jamaica
Civil war came to Kingston last week as police tried to hunt down the alleged drug lord Christopher "Dudus" Coke. The Jamaican capital is slowly returning to normal, but families are still looking for the bodies of their loved ones -- and Coke is still on the loose.
Civil war came to Kingston last week as police tried to hunt down the alleged drug lord Christopher "Dudus" Coke. The Jamaican capital is slowly returning to normal, but families are still looking for the bodies of their loved ones. Here, Jamaican police patrol a market near Tivoli Gardens.
Foto: HANS DERYK/ REUTERS
Christopher "Dudus" Coke is wanted in the US on drugs and arms trafficking charges.
Foto: HO/ Reuters
Over the past few months, Coke had mobilized his supporters and supplied them with weapons. When the police came for him, hundreds of women demonstrated on his behalf. His supporters then built barricades from wrecked vehicles and later fired on the military when they marched into Tivoli Gardens.
Foto: Ian Allen/ AP
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