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| Haiti's National Library destroyed by armed gangs |
| 2024-04-05 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Members of armed gangs destroyed and looted the National Library of Haiti in the capital, Port-au-Prince. This was reported by AFP on April 3 with reference to the administration of the institution. It is noted that as a result, historical documents up to 200 years old could have been lost. Bandits also looted at least two universities and three health facilities in Port-au-Prince this week. As Regnum reported, on March 21, the US State Department began evacuating American citizens from Haiti on charter helicopters amid growing violence in this republic. It was noted that US citizens were being taken from Port-au-Prince to the capital of the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo. German Ambassador to Haiti Peter Sauer left the country on March 10 due to security concerns. It was noted that he moved to the neighboring Dominican Republic. The security and humanitarian situation has deteriorated sharply in Haiti following the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse and a subsequent earthquake. A struggle has begun in the country for the redistribution of spheres of influence between criminal groups, which is accompanied by murders and kidnappings of citizens. Related: Port-au-Prince: 2024-04-03 Amid Haiti's spiraling violence, Florida residents worry about family, friends in the island nation Port-au-Prince: 2024-04-02 DeSantis notches win in lawsuit over migrant flights, but company that arranged them not in the clear yet Port-au-Prince: 2024-03-23 Haitian gang leader Ernst Julme is killed in shootout as crime boss 'Barbecue' faces setback in taking over Port-au-Prince as country's hunger levels reach 'worst on record' |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #6 ^ SNOD candidate, with bonus points for accuracy? |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2024-04-05 13:49 |
| #5 They got both books?! Snark O'The Day |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2024-04-05 12:07 |
| #4 ...don't forget the up coming rolling blackouts in California. I'm sure the digital currency and id will be unaffected./sarc |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-04-05 11:51 |
| #3 What happens when they take all computers away from private citizens? Which will come first? Arms or computers? |
| Posted by: Huputle+Cherelet4131 2024-04-05 10:28 |
| #2 Fortunately, we've scanning & electronic storage. |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-04-05 09:58 |
| #1 Barbarians are really good at torching famed libraries: E.g., The Al Sa'eh of Tripoli for one. And In 2011, the great library of Cairo, Egypt, the Institut d'Egypte, a research center founded by Napoleon in 1789 was torched. The building sheltered 192,000 rare books, manuscripts... America is next. |
| Posted by: Huputle+Cherelet4131 2024-04-05 09:52 |