Haiti shuts airport after Spirit Airlines flight hit by gunfire | AP News
1 day ago · Updated 1:42 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 …
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.
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 …
Haiti swears in new PM as gunfire at airport hits flight from US
1 day ago · 11 Nov 2024. Haiti has sworn in a new prime minister, hours after a flight from the United States was hit by gunfire as it made its final approach to the capital Port-au-Prince. Alix …
Gangs in Haiti launch fresh attacks, days after ... - Associated Press News
May 3, 2024 · Gangs in Haiti laid siege to several neighborhoods in Port-au-Prince, burning homes and exchanging gunfire with police for hours as hundreds fled the violence early …
U.S. forces fly in to beef up security at embassy in Haiti ... - NBC News
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The U.S. military said Sunday that it had flown in forces to beef up security at the U.S. Embassy in Haiti and allow nonessential personnel to leave. The aircraft …
Spirit Airlines Plane Shot at in Haiti and Forced to Divert
1 day ago · Published Nov. 11, 2024 Updated Nov. 12, 2024, 1:03 a.m. ET. A Spirit Airlines flight attempting to land in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, was shot at on Monday and forced to divert, …
Gangs tighten grip as Haiti spirals to collapse - BBC
Mar 11, 2024 · Over the weekend, the violence in the capital Port-au-Prince ramped up once again. Heavily armed gangs attacked the National Palace and set part of the Interior Ministry …
Flames engulf Haiti national prison as chaos reigns in Port-au-Prince
Mar 14, 2024 · Flames erupted inside Haiti's almost empty national penitentiary in Port-au-Prince on Thursday, adding to the chaos already engulfing the capital. Live video of thick, black …
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 …