Haiti violence: US announces charter flight as clashes continue - BBC News

Violence grips the streets of Port-au-Prince as police try to arrest gang leader "Barbecue".

13 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesBy Malu CursinoBBC NewsThe US State Department has announced a charter flight for its citizens stranded in Haiti, as gang violence and hunger grip the impoverished country.

Police in the capital Port-au-Prince are trying to recapture areas held by notorious gang leader Jimmy Chérizier.

Chérizier, known as "Barbecue", has a stronghold in the Delmas neighbourhood and police are trying to arrest him.

On Saturday police spokesman Lionel Lazarre said several "bandits" had been killed in the operation.

Mr Lazarre said police units entered the neighbourhood on Friday evening.

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