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  • According to local media, armed gangs control around 80 percent of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince.
  • The national prison in the capital had previously been stormed, with most of the prisoners escaping.

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Police and soldiers are fighting with armed gangs on the area of ​​the international airport in Haiti’s capital – between passers-by.

Keystone/AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph

After armed groups stormed the national prison in Port-au-Prince in the Caribbean state of Haiti and freed most of the approximately 3,600 prisoners, they now control around 80 percent of the capital. This is reported by local media. In view of the escalating situation, the government has declared a 72-hour state of emergency. In addition, a night-time curfew is intended to help the authorities “bring the situation back under control”.

Gang members would attack police stations and try to take control of the international airport, an aid agency official told the BBC. The airport was closed shortly after the fighting began. The gang leaders demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry. Henry’s whereabouts are currently unknown.

Neighboring states are arming themselves

In the neighboring Dominican Republic, President Luis Abinader inspected border security facilities in response to the escalations in Haiti and declared that he would not allow refugee accommodation for people from Haiti on Dominican territory. The Brazilian government called for a multinational force to be sent to Haiti, and the Bahamas said almost all embassy staff had been recalled to New Providence – the Bahamas’ most populous island. Meanwhile, the USA called on its citizens to leave Haiti as quickly as possible.


SRF 4 News, March 5, 2024, 2:00 a.m.;


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