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Here is something that is adding more fuel to a fire. The alleged rape by member of the Uruguayan peacekeeping force in Haiti. There is a video circulating of an alleged rape of an 18-year-old Haitian man by Uruguayan U.N. peacekeeping troops.

President Jose Mujica said public outrage in Haiti has surged over a video shot by a video and circulating on the Internet that shows laughing Uruguayan marines pinning the young Haitian face down on a mattress and apparently assaulting him sexually.

The Uruguayan government also released in the statement that they will provide compensation to the Haitian victim

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The president of Uruguay, Mr. Jose Mujica wants to give his apology to the people of Haiti. He apologized to Haitian President Michel Martelly over the alleged rape of an 18-year-old Haitian man by Uruguayan U.N. peacekeeping troops. President Jose Mujica said public outrage in Haiti has surged over a video shot by a video and circulating on the Internet that shows laughing Uruguayan marines pinning the young Haitian face down on a mattress and apparently assaulting him sexually. In the letter written to Michel Martelly, president of Uruguay, Mr. Jose Mujica, said: "We apologize for the abuse that some soldiers of my country perpetrated. Although the damage is irreparable, have the certainty that we will investigate thoroughly and apply the harshest sanctions against those responsible.
The Uruguayan government also released in the statement that they will provide compensation to the Haitian victim

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