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'It's very scary now': Fear grips Haiti's Port-au-Prince amid gang violence [View all]
A key community in Haiti’s capital has been under siege for days as violence escalates.
A motorcyclist drives through a burning barricade in Port-au-Prince. [Ralph Tedy Erol/Reuters]
Published On 19 Jan 2024
19 Jan 2024
Gang members in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince have raided a key community that is home to numerous police officers and has been under siege for four days in a continuing attack, with residents fearful of the violence spreading throughout the city.
The sound of automatic weapons echoed throughout Solino on Thursday as thick columns of black smoke rose above the once peaceful neighbourhood where frantic residents kept calling radio stations asking for help.
“If police don’t come, we are dying today!” said one unidentified caller.
Lita Saintil, a 52-year-old street vendor, said that she fled Solino on Thursday with her teenage nephew after being trapped in her house for hours by incessant gunfire.
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https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2024/1/19/fear-grips-haitis-port-au-prince-amid-gang-violence
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