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Haiti's main airport and capital frozen a day after a plane was shot by gangs

Headline from 12News Phoenix, on the newest of 2 developments

As Haiti teeters on the brink of famine, political fighting has given more room to gangs as they accumulate power and influence.

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  1. Haiti’s main airport shuts down as gang violence surges and a new prime minister is sworn in

    Headline from The Columbian ·

  2. Newest

    Haiti's main airport and capital frozen a day after a plane was shot by gangs

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  1. NBC Chicago

    Haiti's main airport shuts down as gang violence surges in the capital, US Embassy says (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    Firefights between gangs and police broke out in parts of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince.

  2. Daily Journal

    Haiti swears in a new prime minister as gangs open fire at a flight landing in the main airport (opens Daily Journal)

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    Daily Journal's feed description

    PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s international airport shut down temporarily on Monday after gangs opened fire at a Spirit Airlines flight landing in Port-Au-Prince, the U.S. State Department and the airline said. The latest violence came as a new prime minister was sworn in.

  3. WSVN Miami

    Haiti swears in a new prime minister as gangs open fire at a flight landing in the main airport - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s international airport shut down temporarily on Monday after gangs opened fire at a Spirit Airlines flight landing in Port-Au-Prince, the

  4. Wyoming Public Media

    Haiti swears in a new leader as gangs shoot at a flight landing in the main airport (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    Haiti's international airport shut down temporarily after gangs opened fire at a Spirit Airlines flight landing in Port-Au-Prince. The latest violence came as a new prime minister was sworn in.

  5. The Hill

    Haiti’s main airport shuts down amid gang violence surge: US Embassy (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to fix the location where the flight that took gunfire originated. It departed from Florida. The main airport in Haiti is shut down after gang violence erupted Monday attempting to seize control, the U.S. Embassy said.

  6. Voice of America

    Haiti swears in new PM as gangs shoot at flight landing at airport (opens Voice of America)

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    In other parts of Haiti’s capital, firefights between gangs and police broke out; rounds of gunfire echoed through streets as heavily armed officers ducked behind walls and civilians ran in terror

  7. The Columbian

    Haiti’s main airport shuts down as gang violence surges and a new prime minister is sworn in (opens The Columbian)

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    PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — 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 opera

  8. Washington Times

    Haiti’s main airport shuts down as gang violence surges in the capital, U.S. Embassy says (opens Washington Times)

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    Haiti's main airport temporarily shut down Monday as gangs attempted to seize control, the U.S. embassy reported, the same day a new interim prime minister was expected to take over the direction of a country facing a surge of violence.

  9. 12News Phoenix

    Haiti's main airport and capital frozen a day after a plane was shot by gangs (opens 12News Phoenix)

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    As Haiti teeters on the brink of famine, political fighting has given more room to gangs as they accumulate power and influence.

  10. Al Jazeera

    Haiti’s main airport shuttered after two commercial planes shot at (opens Al Jazeera)

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    US issues new alert after Spirit and JetBlue planes were hit by bullets on Monday amid rampant gang violence.

  11. PBS NewsHour

    Haiti's main airport and capital frozen day after plane shot by gangs (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Life in much of the capital was frozen following the wave of violence, which came to a head when gangs shot a Spirit Airlines airplane.

  12. NPR

    Gangs in Haiti shot at a Spirit Airlines plane as it was trying to land in Port-Au-Prince (opens NPR)

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    Violence continues in Haiti, despite the appoint of a new prime minister. The international airport was shut down after shots were fired at a landing commercial flight.

  13. WHDH Boston

    Haiti’s main airport shuts down as gang violence surges and a new prime minister is sworn in - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    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

  14. WSVN Miami

    Haiti’s main airport and capital frozen a day after a plane was shot by gangs - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s main airport remained closed Tuesday, a day after gangs shot a landing airplane and injured a flight attendant when violence

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