Haiti gangs try to take over Port-au-Prince airport - BBC News

The gangs want to prevent the return to Haiti of the prime minister, who is thought to be abroad.

2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, ReutersImage caption, Soldiers have been deployed to guard the international airportBy Vanessa BuschschlüterBBC NewsSoldiers have been deployed to defend the airport of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, from an assault by armed gangs.

Witnesses reported hearing shots ringing out in the vicinity of Toussaint Louverture Airport as security forces clashed with armed men.

The gangs' aim is to prevent the return to Haiti of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who is believed to be abroad.

Violence has spiralled in his absence with the gangs demanding he resign.

Mr Henry left Haiti last week to attend a regional summit in Guyana. From there, he travelled to Kenya to sign a deal on the deployment of a multinational police force to Haiti.

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