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Women take cover during a gun battle between police and gang members in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, March 1, 2024. The death toll from the prison attack remains unclear, but at least three ...
A United Nations’ source said Sunday that around 3,500 prisoners are believed to have escaped Haiti’s National Penitentiary in Port-Au-Prince during the weekend. There had been 3,687 prisoners ...
(CNN) — Hundreds of prisoners have escaped from Haiti’s National Penitentiary in the capital, Port-au-Prince, after fighting broke out on Saturday, according to a law enforcement source. In a ...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Hundreds of inmates fled Haiti’s main prison after armed gangs stormed the facility in an overnight explosion of violence that engulfed much of the capital. At ...
Flames erupted inside Haiti's almost empty national penitentiary in Port-au-Prince on Thursday, adding to the chaos already engulfing the capital. Live video of thick, black smoke billowing out ...
“The collapse of Port-au-Prince is imminent,” he warned. “While recent offensives have inflicted some casualties on the gangs, they have failed to eliminate any key leaders or establish any ...
Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince was on lockdown on Thursday, as flaming barricades across several neighborhoods forced residents to shelter in place or return home in the latest flare-ups in ...
A United Nations’ source said Sunday that around 3,500 prisoners are believed to have escaped Haiti’s National Penitentiary in Port-Au-Prince during the weekend. There had been 3,687 prisoners ...
CNN By Caitlin Hu and Manveena Suri, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of prisoners have escaped from Haiti’s National Penitentiary in the capital, Port-au-Prince, after fighting broke out on Saturday ...
(CNN) — Haiti’s government declared a state of emergency on Sunday after thousands of inmates apparently escaped from its largest prison during a surge of gang violence that has upended the ...
By Michelle Velez, Stefano Pozzebon, Caitlin Hu and Manveena Suri, CNN (CNN) — Haiti’s government declared a state of emergency on Sunday after ...