Foreigners flee Haiti as looters go on rampage

Foreigners, some guarded by US Marines, were fleeing Haiti in droves today, as looting erupted in the capital and pressure grew for an international intervention and for President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to step down.

Rebel leader Guy Philippe, speaking in Haiti’s second-largest city, Cap-Haitien, which was captured by his fighters on Sunday, told The Associated Press his troops were ready to attack the capital, Port-au-Prince, but wanted to see if Aristide resigned.