Haiti declares state of emergency after mass prison escape
WEBMar 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.
Gang attack on a Haitian town killed at least 70 people, UN says | AP News
WEB2 days ago · Updated 8:25 AM PDT, October 4, 2024. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The tally of victims killed in this week’s brutal attack on a small town in central Haiti by heavily armed gang members has risen to at least 70, the U.N. human rights office said Friday. Bodies lay strewn on the streets of Pont-Sondé following Thursday’s attack in the ...
This week's gang attack on a Haitian town killed at least 70
WEB2 days ago · PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The tally of victims killed in this week's brutal attack on a small town in central Haiti by heavily armed gang members has risen to more than 50, a human rights ...
Gangs in Haiti try to seize control of main ... - Associated Press News
WEBMar 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.
Gangs in Haiti launch fresh attacks, days after ... - Associated Press News
WEBMay 3, 2024 · Gangs in Haiti laid siege to several neighborhoods in Port-au-Prince, burning homes and exchanging gunfire with police for hours as hundreds fled the violence early Thursday. It was one of the biggest attacks …
Surge in violence forces more than 53,000 to flee Port-au-Prince …
WEBApr 3, 2024 · Haitians are fleeing Port-au-Prince mostly to escape unrelenting gang violence, according to a United Nations report released Tuesday.
At least 70 dead in Haiti gang attack, U.N. says
WEB2 days ago · The victims in the attack in a town north of Port-au-Prince included at least 10 women and three infants, the U.N. human rights office said Friday.
Haiti Gang Shoots at Protesters, Killing Several in Port-au-Prince ...
WEBAug 27, 2023 · A gang vying for control of a swath of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, opened fire on Saturday on protesters organized by a church leader, killing at least seven people, human rights groups...
Gangs tighten grip as Haiti spirals to collapse - BBC
WEBMar 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...
Three Missionaries in Haiti Killed in Gang Attack
WEBMay 24, 2024 · The latest assault by Haitian gangs left three people, including two American missionaries and a local pastor, dead in Port-au-Prince.