Haiti shuts airport after Spirit Airlines flight hit by gunfire | AP News
2 days ago · Updated 5:48 PM PST, November 11, 2024. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s international airport shut down on Monday after gangs opened fire at a commercial flight landing in Port-Au-Prince, prompting some airlines to temporarily suspend operations as the country swore in a new interim prime minister who promised to restore peace.
Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Doctors Without Borders accuses police of …
14 hours ago · The alleged executions in the capital Port-au-Prince are the latest reported act of heinous violence in the restive Caribbean nation, which has been plagued for years by rampant gang warfare and ...
Haiti: Airlines suspend flights as Spirit plane hit by gunfire - BBC
2 days ago · BBC News. 11 November 2024. Several airlines have suspended flights to Haiti after a passenger plane from the US was hit by gunfire as it tried to land in Port-au-Prince. Spirit Airlines Flight ...
Spirit Airlines Plane Shot at in Haiti and Forced to Divert - The New ...
2 days ago · By Frances Robles. Nov. 11, 2024. A Spirit Airlines flight attempting to land in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, was shot at on Monday and forced to divert, marking a sharp escalation in the violence that ...
Police in Haiti battle a gang coalition trying ... - Associated Press News
Oct 21, 2024 · Police in Haiti are clashing with gunmen trying to take over one of the few communities in the capital, Port-au-Prince, that is not controlled by gangs.
Gangs in Haiti try to seize control of main ... - Associated Press News
Mar 5, 2024 · PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — 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 two biggest prisons.
Haiti declares state of emergency after mass prison escape
Mar 2, 2024 · 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.
Haiti’s Police Force Is ‘Begging for Help’ Against Ruthless Gangs
May 3, 2024 · But the attack, which was captured on video, sent a chilling message through police ranks and to residents of the country’s embattled capital, Port-au-Prince.
Surge in violence forces more than 53,000 to flee Port-au-Prince …
Apr 3, 2024 · Of the 53,125 people who fled Port-au-Prince from March 8-27, nearly 70% already had been forced to abandon their homes and were living with relatives or in crowded and unsanitary...
Haitians scramble to survive, seeking food, water and safety as …
Apr 23, 2024 · Life in Port-au-Prince has become a game of survival, pushing Haitians to new limits as they scramble to stay safe and alive while gangs overwhelm the police and the government remains...