Clashes, shootings, deaths and thousands of escaped prisoners. These are hours of terror in Haiti, where armed gangs have attacked several facilities in the capital Port au Prince, including the Caribbean country's two main prisons. Around 4,000 inmates managed to escape as the shooting continued amid barricades and bodies scattered on various streets. At least 12 […]
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Clashes, shootings, deaths and Thousands of escaped prisoners. These are hours of terror Haiti where in the capital Port au Prince Armed gangs attacked several facilities, including the Caribbean country's two main prisons. Around 4 thousand Meanwhile, the prisoners managed to escape ShootBetween Barricades And corpses spread over several streets. At least twelve people have died in a serious escalation of violence in the restive Caribbean country.
The Haitian authorities have a Curfew nocturnal and one explained Emergency of 72 hours. It was an act of violence by armed gangs aimed at forcing the Prime Minister to resign Ariel Henry, now out of the country. The first internet disruptions also occurred due to damage to fiber optic cables caused by the collisions. In one neighborhood, barricades with burning tires were erected. According to some local media, another prison with around 1,400 inmates was also raided. The most important Stadion The country's soccer club was occupied and looted by gunmen who also held a staff member hostage for hours, the Haitian soccer association said.
“The police were ordered to take action all legal means available to enforce the curfew and arrest all violators,” the finance minister said Patrick Boivert, who serves as interim prime minister. At least a dozen people died in the attack on the first correctional facility. “We counted the bodies of many prisoners,” he said Pierre Esperance human rights group Rnddh, adding that only about 100 of the National Prison's approximately 3,800 inmates remained in the facility following the gang attack on Saturday evening.
The Colombian government has secured the transfer of 17 nationals imprisoned in Haiti to a maximum security prison. These are Colombians who have been arrested in Haiti since July 2021: They are former soldiers who are accused of being involved in the assassination of the Haitian president. Jovenel Moisein July 2021. A climate of growing tension, as had already happened in August 2023, when the armed gangs carried out an operation for three days guerrilla: However, on January 1, 2022, Prime Minister Henry was shot on Independence Day.
The armed clashes follow a series of violent protests that became more extreme in recent days when Prime Minister Ariel Henry visited Kenya to save a suggestion Security mission in Haiti, led by the East African country and supported by the United Nations. Henry took over as prime minister after the assassination of President Jovenel Moise and has repeatedly postponed plans to hold him off Choose Parliamentary and presidential elections that have not taken place in almost a decade.