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Haiti gang attack on journalists covering a hospital reopening leaves 2 dead, several wounded - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s online media association said two reporters were killed and several others were wounded in a gang attack on Tuesday on

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  1. The Guardian

    At least two dead after armed men open fire at hospital reopening in Haiti (opens The Guardian)

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    Journalist and officer killed and seven reportedly wounded at conference for reopening of Haiti’s largest public hospital

  2. The Boston Globe

    Haiti gangs fire on journalists covering a planned hospital reopening, leaving casualties (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Haiti’s interim president, Leslie Voltaire, said that journalists and police were among the victims of the vicious Christmas Eve attack.

  3. NBC News

    Armed men fire on Haiti hospital reopening, killing at least 2 (opens NBC News)

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    At least two people were killed and others injured on Tuesday when armed men opened fire on a group of journalists who gathered for a government press conference set to announce the reopening of Haiti’s largest public hospital, a witness to the attack told Reuters.

  4. Daily Journal

    Haiti gang attack on journalists covering a hospital reopening leaves 2 dead, several wounded (opens Daily Journal)

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    PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s online media association said two reporters were killed and several others were wounded in a gang attack on Tuesday on the reopening of Port-au-Prince’s biggest public hospital.

  5. WSVN Miami

    Haiti gang attack on journalists covering a hospital reopening leaves 2 dead, several wounded - 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 online media association said two reporters were killed and several others were wounded in a gang attack on Tuesday on

  6. Al Jazeera

    Armed men open fire on journalists during reopening of Haiti hospital (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Haitian authorities have struggled to address rise of powerful armed gangs, and accountability for violence is rare.

  7. Anchorage Daily News

    A Haiti gang attack on the reopening of a main hospital kills 2 reporters and a police officer (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Street gangs forced the closure of the General Hospital early this year and authorities had pledged to reopen the facility in Haiti’s capital on Christmas Eve. But as journalists gathered to cover the event, suspected gang members opened fire.

  8. Delaware Public Media

    A gang attack on a Haitian hospital reopening kills 2 reporters and a police officer (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Street gangs forced the General Hospital in Port-au-Prince to close earlier this year. As journalists gathered to cover its reopening, suspected gang members opened fire.

  9. PBS NewsHour

    Gang attack on reopening of Haiti's biggest hospital kills 2 reporters, 1 police officer (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The Haitian Association of Journalists said seven reporters were wounded in what it called "a macabre scene comparable to terrorism, pure and simple."

  10. Green Field Reporter

    Haiti gangs fire on journalists covering a planned hospital reopening, leaving casualties - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Suspected gang members opened fire on journalists in Haiti’s capital on Tuesday as they were covering the attempted reopening of the country’s largest hospital, wounding or killing an unknown number of people.

  11. Deutsche Welle

    Haiti: Gang opens fire on hospital, killing journalists – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Haitian leader Leslie Voltaire condemned the "unacceptable" shooting in Port-au-Prince, which also left a police officer dead. Gangs control some 85% of Haiti's capital city.

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