Aristide proposal rejected

HAITI'S government yesterday rejected proposals that President Jean-Bertrand Aristide step down to end a bloody uprising, while rebels threatened the Caribbean nation's second-largest city.

Aristide's militant defenders, meanwhile, vowed to take a stand against the two-week-old rebellion that has killed some 60 people and has attracted leaders with murderous backgrounds.

Police took refuge in their stations, making clear they were too scared to patrol the streets of Cap-Haitien