Hundreds of inmates flee after armed gangs storm Haiti’s main prison, leaving bodies behind
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Hundreds of inmates fled Haiti's main prison after armed gangs stormed the facility in an overnight explosion of violence that engulfed much of the capital. At least
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Hundreds of inmates fled Haiti's main prison after armed gangs stormed the facility in an overnight explosion of violence that engulfed much of the capital. At least
An unknown number of inmates have escaped after armed gangs stormed the main prison in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on Saturday evening, according to the French embassy and local media.
Haiti's main penitentiary is now mostly empty, with hundreds of its nearly 4,000 inmates escaping. Gangs have stepped up violent acts in an effort to oust Prime Minister Ariel Henry.
Thousands of inmates escaped Haiti's main prison in a chaotic free-for-all after armed gang members overtook the facility Saturday night in the country's latest shockwave of violence.
The jailbreak marked a new low in Haiti’s downward spiral of violence and came as gangs step up coordinated attacks in Port-au-Prince, while embattled Prime Minister Ariel Henry is abroad trying to salvage support for a United Nations-backed security force to stabilize the country.
