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Shooting was reported near the National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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Near National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haitiscene tonight intensive shootingwhich are increasing. Shots were heard, he confirmed. EFEin the vicinity of the National Palace, in a vast area from

Near National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haitiscene tonight intensive shootingwhich are increasing.

Shots were heard, he confirmed. EFEin the vicinity of the National Palace, in a vast area from the Champs de Mars to Nason, Laloux, Canapé-Vert and Turgeau, in the heart of Port-au-Prince.

Currently the situation is very confusing, as if the attacks took place in several areas, and some versions do not rule out that The goal of the armed gangs is to try to take over the National Palace.

In addition, some images show large holes in the walls of the capital’s airport.

In the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area, the day passed apparently calmly, with sporadic gunfire heard only in the afternoon.

Henry promised to hold elections before August 2025

Tensions and violence in the capital increased after it was reported on February 28 that Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry had committed to holding elections at the end of August 2025.

The violence peaked last Saturday when gangs stormed the capital’s two main prisons, allowing more than 3,000 prisoners to escape.

Henry, whose removal from power is sought by armed gangs, is found in Puerto Rico a few days later, his whereabouts unknown.

The prime minister, the country’s highest authority since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moise, is now under pressure both at home and abroad to support a transition that will help stop the country’s acute crisis and extreme violence.

Haiti is awaiting the deployment of a multinational security mission led by Kenya and approved by the United Nations last October. (EFE)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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