A UN aid convoy destined for victims of Haiti's massive earthquake was attacked in the country's north Monday and some supplies were taken, but no one was injured, officials and a witness said.

"The convoy comprising full containers of food kits escorted by the UN was attacked by several hundred people who threw rocks at the vehicles and demanded aid," a teacher who witnessed the incident in the town of Limbe said.

Some of the food was taken, according to the witness, while a police official said UN troops agreed to distribute milk to the crowd in Limbe, near Haiti's second city of Cap-Haitien.

The police commissioner for the area, Augustin Dumercy, said the incident occurred when residents blocked the convoy from leaving Limbe.

"People tried to take the products by blocking the exit from the town for the convoy with five trailers of products," he said.

Police did not make any arrests, he said.

"After discussions with the Chilean UN troops who were escorting the convoy, milk crates were distributed to the people, who fought amongst themselves by throwing rocks," he said.

There were no reports of injuries, he said.

Haiti's north was mostly unscathed in last month's earthquake that devastated the capital Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas, killing more than 200,000 and leaving 1.2 million homeless.

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EU wants 'Marshall Plan' for quake-hit Haiti: Ashton
Brussels (AFP) Feb 22, 2010 –

The EU's foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton called on Monday for a "Marshall Plan" for Haiti, announcing she would head to the quake-hit island next week.

"We have to develop something like a Marshall Plan for Haiti," Ashton told a press conference after a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels.

Underlining that European support for the island was unwavering, Ashton said she would make her first trip to Port-au-Prince "next week."

The US Marshall Plan was drawn up to help reconstruction in Europe after World War II.

European aid following the Haiti quake has reached 609 million euros (828 million dollars) from both EU and national coffers.

Europe's current focus is on providing shelter for the homeless.

Ashton had been criticised in Brussels for not heading out to Haiti soon after last month's quake hit.

The death toll from Haiti's January 12 earthquake could reach 300,000, Haitian President Rene Preval said in an appeal for international aid at a summit of Caribbean leaders in Mexico.

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