(Port-Au-Prince) Several gangs attacked several neighborhoods in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on Friday, burning down houses and a church to the sound of bullets.
Posted at 1:58 p.m.
At least one woman was killed when the gangs opened fire in the areas of Solino, St. Michel, Tabarre 27 and other areas. Panicked residents have been calling radio stations since Thursday evening to ask for help.
A police union also called for help Thursday on X, saying it had information that several armed men were preparing to invade Solino.
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A spokesperson for the Haitian National Police did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The media outlet Radio Télé Métronome reported that the swearing-in of Haiti’s provisional electoral council scheduled for Friday in downtown Port-au-Prince has been moved to a safer area.
It is unclear what motivated the attack, which comes just days after Haitian and Kenyan police, leading a U.N.-backed mission to quell gang violence, killed at least 20 suspected members. gangs. The operation took place in an area controlled by the 400 Mawozo gang, which mainly operates in Tabarre.
Gangs control 80% of Port-au-Prince, although communities like Solino struggle against gunmen’s attempts to control it.
