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U.S. Embassy in Haiti issues alert amid heavy gunfire and traffic disruptions

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March 01, 2024
Reuters

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Heavy gunfire and traffic disruptions were seen on Friday in some areas of Haiti's capital, the local U.S. embassy said on Friday, a day after other violent events left four police officers dead.

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Violence has sparked during Primer Minister Ariel Henry's visit to Kenya this week.

Earlier on Friday, the two countries signed a deal to secure a plan to send 1,000 police officers to lead a U.N.-approved mission aimed at tackling gang violence in the Caribbean nation.

(Reporting by Harold Isaac; Editing by Brendan O'Boyle)

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