Gangs attack neighborhoods across Haiti’s capital in new ... - 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.
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 in Haiti shot at a Spirit Airlines plane as it was trying ... - NPR
1 day ago · Gangs in Haiti shot at a Spirit Airlines plane as it was trying to land in Port-Au-Prince Violence continues in Haiti, despite the appointment of a new prime minister. The international airport ...
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.
Gangs in Haiti launch fresh attacks, days after a new prime …
May 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 since Haiti’s new prime minister was announced.
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.
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 ...
Gangs target peaceful communities in new round of attacks on …
Mar 20, 2024 · Armed gangs launched new attacks in the suburbs of Port-au-Prince early Wednesday, with heavy gunfire echoing across once-peaceful communities including Pétion-Ville, Meyotte, Diègue and...
Spirit Airlines Plane Shot at in Haiti and Forced to Divert - The New ...
1 day ago · By Frances Robles. Nov. 11, 2024. A Spirit Airlines flight attempting to land in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, was shot at on Monday and forced to divert, marking a sharp escalation in the violence that ...
Haiti: US guns pour into Port-au-Prince, fuelling surge in violence - BBC
Mar 27, 2024 · There have been seizures in the country's main ports in Port-au-Prince, Port-de-Paix and in Cap-Haitien. Illegal weapons are hidden in shipping containers among toy and clothes donations.