Gunmen assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse and wounded his wife in their home early on Wednesday, inflicting more chaos on the unstable Caribbean countryHaiti’s communications secretary says police have arrested the “presumed assassins” of President Jovenel Moïse. Interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph said the police and military were in control of security. The poorest country in the Americas, Haiti has a history of dictatorship and political upheaval. Gunmen assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse and wounded his wife in their home early on Wednesday, inflicting more chaos on the unstable Caribbean country that was already enduring an escalation of gang violence, anti-government protests and a recent surge in coronavirus infections. While the streets of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, were quiet on Wednesday morning, some people ransacked businesses in one area.

Source: The Hindu July 08, 2021 00:45 UTC