Protesters Target U.N. Peacekeepers

Demonstrators in the capital, Port-au-Prince, burned tires and threw rocks at United Nations peacekeepers, and many Haitians stayed home in response to a call for a general strike to protest the presence of foreign troops. “Hit the road! Go home!” onlookers yelled at passing Canadian U.N. peacekeepers. The call by grass-roots political organizations was respected to varying degrees throughout the country, but there were no reports of serious violence or injuries. The U.N. Security Council is expected to vote this week on whether the troops will stay in Haiti four months past Thursday, the current deadline.