Haitians protest UN peacekeeper presence

There have been violent protests in Haiti against United Nations peacekeepers.



UN forces have been blamed for a cholera epidemic that has killed more than 900 people.



UN troops fired teargas to disperse demonstrators throwing stones and blocking roads in Cap Haitien, Haiti's second city.



Some Haitians have accused peacekeepers from Nepal of introducing cholera to Haiti for the first time in a century.



The UN says no evidence has been found to justify the accusation, but the cholera strain has been matched to one from South Asia.



The UN humanitarian coordinator for Haiti, Nigel Fisher, said the epidemic had moved beyond a health crisis to become an issue of national security.