By. Anthony Foster and Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Jamaicans voiced growing worries Wednesday for the safety of slum dwellers caught in an all-out offensive to capture an alleged drug kingpin as officials said at least 44 civilians were killed.
Smoke billowed into the sky of the Caribbean island's capital for a third straight day as gun-toting soldiers and armed young men in jeans played a game of cat-and-mouse to seize control of some of Kingston's poorest neighborhoods.
Many residents remain fiercely loyal to local don Christopher "Dudus" Coke, who is wanted in the United States for drug trafficking but has set up a virtual mini-economy in slums a world away from Jamaica's famous beaches.
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