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| Five killed in clashes with police as protests rock Haiti |
| 2024-02-09 |
[PUBLISH.TWITTER] "Mostly peaceful"
Five armed environmental protection agents were killed in festivities with police near Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, as Haiti has been engulfed in unrest since Monday, with thousands of people in the city and the rest of the country demanding that Henry step down in line with a political agreement forged in 2022. A police source said the five agents of the National Agency for Protected Areas (BSAP), an armed government bureau now in open rebellion, had been shot on Wednesday after refusing to drop their weapons and firing in the direction of police. Three other members of the agency were arrested. According to an agreement concluded in December 2022 following the liquidation of President Jovenel Moise a year earlier, Henry was supposed to hold elections and then cede power to newly elected officials on February 7, 2024. But Henry has remained in power, with an aide saying the prime minister intends to form a government of national unity. The Western hemisphere’s poorest nation has been in turmoil for years, with armed gangs taking over parts of Haiti and unleashing brutal violence, leaving the economy and public health system in tatters. The 2021 liquidation of Moise plunged the country further into chaos. No elections have taken place since 2016 and the presidency remains vacant. The protests have been called by several opposition parties and joined by employees of the environmental agency. On Tuesday evening, a cop shoppe in the northeastern province of Ouanaminthe came under attack, local media reported. Major roads and schools have been closed across the country since Monday. The Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, said on Wednesday that it was reinforcing its borders due to the violence. Related: Ariel Henry: 2023-02-03 Jamaica Becomes First Country to Volunteer for Military Operation in Haiti Ariel Henry: 2023-01-28 Haiti police block streets, break into airport to protest officer killings Ariel Henry: 2022-11-12 Haiti: In the grip of the gangs Related: Port-au-Prince: 2024-01-20 Haitian gangs rampage for 4 days, sparking fears of escalating violence Port-au-Prince: 2023-08-27 Haiti: several displaced by gang attacks near affluent neighborhood Port-au-Prince: 2023-08-09 Haitians march on Port-au-Prince by the thousands as gang violence fatigue boils over |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 What ever happened to Papa and Baby Doc Duvaliers? Any Clinton's involved? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2024-02-09 14:24 |
| #2 ^ Fer gawd's sake, don't tell him about the cholera! And take that stupid blue helmet off. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2024-02-09 13:37 |
| #1 Wait. Chaos? In Haiti? I think I need to lay down. |
| Posted by: bman911 2024-02-09 12:55 |