Haiti falls, gangs burst prisons, attack police and burn down Interior Ministry

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Haiti falls, gangs burst prisons, attack police and burn down Interior Ministry
Chaos in Haiti

The United States has begun evacuating embassy staff from Haiti at midnight after dozens of heavily armed gang members tried to take over the capital's port-au-prince institutions.

Haiti's gangs launched an offensive to topple the government on February 29, attacking and looting police stations, prisons and hospitals and surrounding strategic locations, including the port and airport.

The prime minister, Ariel Henry, who was abroad when the rebellion began, has found herself stranded in Puerto Rico.

The gang uprising intensified late on Friday as dozens of criminals gathered in the Champ de Mars, an area in the centre of Port-au-Prince that is home to government ministries, embassies, consulates, banks and hotels, as well as Haiti's supreme court and official presidential residence.

Gang members reportedly torched the Interior Ministry, which was built after the 2010 earthquake that devastated much of the capital, and opened fire on the presidential palace before confronting armed guards.



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