The Coast Guard said the freighter's last port of call was believed to be Gonaives, Haiti's fourth largest city that was the recent scene of rebel activity.

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Here you will find an early-morning scene of intense and pungent activity when colourfully clad Koli fisherwomen sort the catch being unloaded from fishing boats at the quay.

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Workers at businesses near to the scene said they saw a lot of police activity in a nearby car park used by walkers visiting Felin Puleston, which links to Erddig country park.

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The folk scene around the socialist poet and songwriter Ewan MacColl, in particular, was a hive of political activity.

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