HAVANA, Oct. 24 (Xinhuanet) -- One police officer was killed when Haitian police and UN troops moved into a slum neighborhood on Sunday and cleared street barricades that paralyzed part of the capital, news from Port-au-Prince, capital of Haiti, reported.

    One Haitian policeman was killed by gunfire and several people were injured in the operation, which began when armored vehicles and dump trucks rolled into the Bel-Air neighborhood early Sunday.

    Some 200 Haitian policemen, backed by 100 UN troops and civilian police, cleared away wrecked cars and other debris that blocked traffic in the neighborhood since Sept. 30.

    The poor neighborhood is full of supporters of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, who went into exile amid an armed revolt in February.

    More than 50 people have been killed this month in clashes between pro- and anti-Aristide gangs in Bel-Air and other slums where the former president had strong support.

    Sunday's action came two days after Haitian interim President Boniface Alexandre urged action against Aristide supporters he described as bandits and terrorists.

    Troops and civilian police officers from Benin, France, Spain, Canada and Brazil, came to stabilize the Caribbean nation after Aristide's ouster.

    The UN operation comprised about 3,100 troops and civilian police officers. Enditem