Multiple gangs attack neighborhoods across Haiti's capital | AP News
Oct 18, 2024 · PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Multiple gangs attacked several communities in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on Friday, setting fire to homes and a church as bullets whizzed through the area.
Haiti swears in new PM as gunfire at airport hits flight from US
1 day ago · 11 Nov 2024. Haiti has sworn in a new prime minister, hours after a flight from the United States was hit by gunfire as it made its final approach to the capital Port-au-Prince. Alix Didier Fils ...
Haiti declares state of emergency after mass prison escape
Mar 2, 2024 · A United Nations’ source said Sunday that around 3,500 prisoners are believed to have escaped Haiti’s National Penitentiary in Port-Au-Prince during the weekend.
Gangs in Haiti try to seize control of main ... - Associated Press News
Mar 5, 2024 · PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Heavily armed gangs tried to seize control of Haiti’s main international airport on Monday, exchanging gunfire with police and soldiers in the latest attack on key government sites in an explosion of violence that includes a mass escape from the country’s two biggest prisons.
Gang coalition in Haiti spreads violence to Port-au-Prince …
Oct 26, 2024 · After a week of clashes with the police in the Solino neighborhood in Port-au-Prince, members of the gang coalition, Viv Ansanm, attacked once again, setting fire to several homes, as the national police union warned that the area was almost under total control of …
Spirit Airlines Plane Shot at in Haiti and Forced to Divert
1 day ago · Published Nov. 11, 2024 Updated Nov. 12, 2024, 1:03 a.m. ET. A Spirit Airlines flight attempting to land in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, was shot at on Monday and forced to divert, marking a sharp ...
Haiti’s Police Force Is ‘Begging for Help’ Against Ruthless Gangs
May 3, 2024 · But the attack, which was captured on video, sent a chilling message through police ranks and to residents of the country’s embattled capital, Port-au-Prince.
Flames engulf Haiti national prison as chaos reigns in Port-au-Prince
Mar 14, 2024 · Flames erupted inside Haiti's almost empty national penitentiary in Port-au-Prince on Thursday, adding to the chaos already engulfing the capital. Live video of thick, black smoke billowing...
Gangs tighten grip as Haiti spirals to collapse - BBC
Mar 11, 2024 · Over the weekend, the violence in the capital Port-au-Prince ramped up once again. Heavily armed gangs attacked the National Palace and set part of the Interior Ministry on fire with petrol...
Surge in violence forces more than 53,000 to flee Port-au-Prince …
Apr 3, 2024 · Of the 53,125 people who fled Port-au-Prince from March 8-27, nearly 70% already had been forced to abandon their homes and were living with relatives or in crowded and unsanitary...
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