Edit: do read the last three paragraphs.PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Haiti on Wednesday held a state funeral for four policemen who authorities say were slain by ex-soldiers linked to fugitive self-styled military leader Remissainthe Ravix.
Police said they had arrested one former soldier in connection with the killings and were offering a reward for the capture of two others including Ravix himself.
The officers died on Feb. 6 in Port-au-Prince, where violence between foes and allies of ex-President Jean-Bertrand Aristide continues to simmer nearly a year after his ouster.
Haitian National Police spokeswoman Jessie Coicou told around 200 mourners, "This crime won't go unpunished.
Reuters
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