Haiti Prime Minister Henry survived an assassination attempt on New Year’s Day. Unknowns came under fire on him and his party as they left a church celebrating Independence Day.
On social media is to see how Henry and heavily armed bodyguards left the church. Gunfire erupted and Henry was taken to a waiting car. He was unharmed. Local media say one person has been killed and two people injured. According to the Haitian government, the attack was the work of “bandits and terrorists”.
Haiti is going through a period of great unrest. In July, President Moïse . was murdered, presumably by foreign mercenaries. It is unclear who hired them. Henry was sworn in two weeks later. He has promised that he will put an end to criminal gangs responsible for kidnappings and have taken over the petrol distribution. The country is facing serious fuel shortages.
A date for new presidential elections has yet to be set.
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