Armed Group Occupies Haiti Town; French Minister Attacked
/ An armed group took over a town in southern
Haiti and demanded the restoration of the army in the Caribbean nation,
Agence France-Presse reported. A group of between 100 and 150 former
soldiers occupied Petit- Goave about 70 kilometers (44 miles) southwest
of the capital, Port-au-Prince, AFP said, citing local radio reports.
There weren't any casualties in the incident, AFP said. The group is
demanding that the interim government of Prime Minister Gerard Latortue
reconstitutes the army that was disbanded under the rule of President
Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Aristide left Haiti in February in the face of
an uprising. [more 
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