Haiti: Highlights of Metropole radio news 1145 gmt 17 Jul 03.

(From BBC Monitoring International Reports)

Figures in brackets indicate length of time of each item

1. Headlines. (5 min)

2. The spokeswoman for the US Embassy in Port-au-Prince denies that American security agents opened fire on residents of Cite Soleil during the incident on 12 July. Spokeswoman Judith Trunzo says that no American security agents were present in Cite Soleil to ensure the safety of their representatives during that gathering. She confirms, however, that two vehicles that belong to the US Embassy were damaged in the attack by members of the Lavalas People's Organization (OP). She specifies that the embassy representatives …