http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectID=D2DDB3F9-4258-4A37-8DA30F2D43C7726E<snip>Witnesses in Hinche say the rebels attacked the town's police station Monday, killing three people including the police chief. Police then fled to a nearby town while rebels took control of the main north-south road.
Witnesses say the attack was led by Louis Jodel Champlain, who headed a feared paramilitary group, the Front for the Advancement and Progress of Haiti, that is blamed for hundreds of deaths during military rule in Haiti from 1991 to 1994.
He was aided by former police chief Guy Philippe, who fled Haiti two years ago after being implicated in a coup attempt.
President Aristide told reporters late Monday that he has asked the Organization of American States for technical assistance to stop the rebellion. He referred to the armed rebels as "terrorists."
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