Haiti – FLASH: The metropolitan area is on fire and blood
01/03/2024 07:15:43
Thursday February 29, 2024, the capital and the metropolitan area were the subject of coordinated gang attacks. All activities were paralyzed, schools, private businesses, businesses and public institutions closed their doors. Shootings were heard throughout the capital and its surroundings, the provisional human toll was very heavy and the damage significant.
In a panic, thousands of people tried to return to their homes and others fled their neighborhoods in search of safer areas amid the confusion and chaos.
Barricades were reported in different neighborhoods in the metropolitan area of the capital, Port-au-Prince, Delmas 6 was completely blocked.
The very partial report shows several dozen bullet wounds and an undetermined number of deaths. At least 25 people were admitted to the hospital of the State University of Haiti (General Hospital), hospital centers were overwhelmed by the number of cases in a context where blocked roads made access to hospitals difficult. The Peace University Hospital and the Bernard Mevs Hospital were on maximum alert.
The Guy Malary terminal in Port-au-Prince was machine-gunned, a bullet impact was noted on a seat in the arrival hall of the terminal and bullet impacts were visible on several bay windows of the building some of which were broken against a backdrop of widespread panic.
Several local and international flights have been canceled at the Guy Malary terminal.
The road to the international airport and the surrounding neighborhoods were the scene of violent and bloody clashes between the police and armed gangs, the results of which are still unknown…
At Toussaint Louverture International Airport, two planes parked on the airport tarmac were reportedly hit by projectiles according to reported testimonies. Staff members and travelers took cover to avoid falling victim to stray bullets.
International flights, to and from the United States, from Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince and domestic flights, have all been canceled
An airline employee was injured by a projectile as well as a police officer who was hit by 3 bullets. They were rushed to hospital
The Portail Léogâne sub-police station was set on fire without causing any casualties, as it was deserted. The Bon-Repos sub-police station was attacked, 4 police officers were killed (Marion Junior, principal inspector from the 14th promotion; Pierre Luciana, 26th promotion; Jean Baptiste Guilliamson, 31st promotion and Pautrace Resula, 32nd promotion.) and 4 others injured during the assault on the sub-police station according to Lionel Lazarre, coordinator of the National Union of Haitian Police Officers (SYNAPOHA). The bandits ransacked, looted and set fire to the sub-police station as well as an armored vehicle located there
Armed individuals attacked the Faculty of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine of the State University of Haiti (UEH) in Damien, which they vandalized and looted, a student was shot in the ear
Members of the “Kraze Barye” gang led by Vitel’Homme Innocent attacked the premises of the Police Academy around 2 a.m. by destroying part of the fence wall giving access to the Academy’s shooting range with heavy machinery. . The PNH intervened with an armored vehicle to repel the attackers.
SL/ TB /PI/ HaïtiLibre
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