Heavily armed gangs have tried to seize control of Haiti’s main international airport as they exchanged gunfire with police and soldiers trying to repel themGangs in Haiti try to seize control of main airport in newest attack on key government sitesBy EVENS SANON Associated Press and PIERRE-RICHARD LUXAMA Associated PressPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Heavily armed gangs tried to seize control of Haiti’s main international airport on Monday, exchanging gunfire with police and soldiers in the latest attack on key government sites in an explosion of violence that includes a mass escape from the country’s prisons. The Toussaint Louverture International Airport was closed when the attack occurred, with no planes operating and no passengers on site. It is the biggest attack on the airport in Haiti’s history. Last week, the airport was struck briefly by bullets amid ongoing gang attacks, but gangs did not enter the airport nor seize control of it. After gangs opened fire at Haiti's international airport last week, the U.S. Embassy said it was halting all official travel to the country.

Source: ABC News March 04, 2024 07:37 UTC