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Haiti’s prime minister lands in Puerto Rico,

o cial says, as gangs rampage at home
By Tara John, Morayo Ogunbayo and Michael Rios, CNN
3 minute read · Updated 6:35 AM EST, Wed March 6, 2024

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(CNN) — A plane carrying Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry landed in Puerto Rico on
Tuesday, its governor’s spokesperson told CNN, after days of speculation about his
whereabouts as Haitian capital Port-au-Prince plunged into crisis over the weekend.

Sheila Angleró Mojica told CNN she did not have additional details on the matter but
added that “federal agents from the CBP [US Customs and Border Protection] are in
charge,” without elaborating.

Since last week, Port-au-Prince has been gripped by a wave of highly coordinated
gang attacks on law enforcement and state institutions. Armed groups have burned
down police stations and released thousands of inmates from two prisons, in what one
gang leader described as an attempt to overthrow Henry’s government.

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underpinning a Kenyan-led mission of 1,000 police officers to Haiti to restore security
in the Caribbean country. The prime minister’s last appearance in public was in Kenya
on Friday, before arriving today in Puerto Rico, per Mojica.

Haiti’s government declared a state of emergency on Sunday amid the spiraling

violence in Port-au-Prince. The United Nations has said 15,000 people have been
forced to flee from their homes in the capital, adding to the over 300,000 who had
already been displaced by gang violence.

The government cited the “deterioration of security,” notably “increasingly violent

criminal acts perpetrated by armed gangs,” including kidnappings and killings of
citizens, violence against women and children and looting, according to a statement
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Port-au-Prince has been “handed to the gangs” who are continuing their assaults on
police stations in the capital, Occil Francisco, a spokesperson for police union
Synapoha told CNN Tuesday.

At least eight police stations in Port-au-Prince “have been lost” in gang attacks, he
said.

The police academy, which holds more than 780 officers in training, was also under
attack by men associated with gang leader Vitel’Homme Innocent, he said.

The police union is urging officials to reinforce the “operational and reactive capacity”
of the national police force so they can provide security for civilians, he said.

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“We can say that our leadership has failed, and the police do not have the means to
right this situation in Port-au-Prince,” he said.

CNN has reached out to the Haitian National Police for comment.

The violence has prompted the Dominican Republic to suspend all cargo and
passenger flights to and from neighboring Haiti.

Dominican President Luis Abinader said Monday that a

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“The violence has taken on a new dimension since last weekend, causing a massive
number of casualties,” MSF said in a statement Tuesday.

The aid group has however struggled to provide care to Haitians, as the country’s
main port is now difficult to access and the international airport has been closed.

“We fear we will run out of medicines and medical supplies, which are absolutely
essential to meet the enormous needs we are facing at the moment,” Haiti MSF head
Mumuza Muhindo Musubah said in a statement.

Half of Haiti’s population, or about 5.5 million people, need humanitarian assistance,
according to the UN.

This story has been updated with additional developments.

CNN’s Michael Rios and Caitlin Hu contributed to this report

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