Gangs overrun Haiti’s biggest prisons, freeing 4,000 inmates
Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2024 9:44 pm
Gangs overrun Haiti’s biggest prisons, freeing 4,000 inmates
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A spike in violence in Haiti has prompted Canada to temporarily close its embassy in Port-au-Prince, effective Monday, “due to the unpredictable security situation.”
Consular services will still be provided remotely during the closure, an update on Canada’s Haiti travel advice page notes. The move comes as the U.S. warns its citizens to leave the conflict-ridden Caribbean nation “as soon as possible.”
Local authorities have ordered a nighttime curfew in an attempt to regain control of Haiti’s streets after an explosion of violence during the weekend, including gunmen from gangs overrunning the country’s two biggest prisons and freeing their inmates.
A 72-hour state of emergency began Sunday night, and the government said it would set out to find the killers, kidnappers and other violent criminals that it reported escaped from prison.
“The police were ordered to use all legal means at their disposal to enforce the curfew and apprehend all offenders,” said a statement from Finance Minister Patrick Boivert, who is serving as acting prime minister.
Read more here:
https://globalnews.ca/news/10333075/hai ... -violence/
A spike in violence in Haiti has prompted Canada to temporarily close its embassy in Port-au-Prince, effective Monday, “due to the unpredictable security situation.”
Consular services will still be provided remotely during the closure, an update on Canada’s Haiti travel advice page notes. The move comes as the U.S. warns its citizens to leave the conflict-ridden Caribbean nation “as soon as possible.”
Local authorities have ordered a nighttime curfew in an attempt to regain control of Haiti’s streets after an explosion of violence during the weekend, including gunmen from gangs overrunning the country’s two biggest prisons and freeing their inmates.
A 72-hour state of emergency began Sunday night, and the government said it would set out to find the killers, kidnappers and other violent criminals that it reported escaped from prison.
“The police were ordered to use all legal means at their disposal to enforce the curfew and apprehend all offenders,” said a statement from Finance Minister Patrick Boivert, who is serving as acting prime minister.