PORT-AU-PRINCE, January 7 (Reuters) – Two Haitian journalists were gunned down on Thursday on the outskirts of the capital Port-au-Prince after suspected gang members opened fire on a group of journalists who came to carry out an attack. interview with the leader of a rival gang, reported a representative of the police and the local press.
According to the police representative, speaking on condition of anonymity, the two victims are Amady John Wesley, employee of the Montreal-based radio station Ecoute FM, and Wilguens Louissaint, local journalist.
A third journalist from this group managed to escape the attackers, said the police representative.
Several gangs clash for control of the area, Laboule 12. (Report Gessika Thomas and Andre Paultre in Port-au-Prince; French version Jean Terzian)