In a gang assault in Haiti on Tuesday, two journalists had been killed and a number of other others had been injured through the reopening of Port-au-Prince’s greatest public hospital, Related Press reported.
The Common Hospital in Haiti’s capital was forcibly closed earlier this yr by avenue gangs however the administration had vowed to reopen the ability in Port-au-Prince. However suspected gang members opened fireplace as journalists gathered to cowl the reopening of the hospital.
The assault by the gang members on Christmas Eve additionally led to the casualty of a police officer, nevertheless, the standing of the officer will not be identified until now, AP reported.
The deceased journalists had been recognized as Markenzy Nathoux and Jimmy Jean. A spokesperson of the On-line Media Collective, Robest Dimanche, stated an unspecified variety of reporters had been additionally been within the assault.
Haiti’s interim president, Leslie Voltaire, condemned the assault and stated that journalists and police had been among the many victims however didn’t specify the variety of casualties within the incident.
“I ship my sympathies to the individuals who had been victims, the nationwide police and the journalists,” Voltaire stated.
His authorities in a press release stated that they’re “responding firmly to the assault”. “This heinous act, which targets an establishment devoted to well being and life, constitutes an unacceptable assault on the very foundations of our society,” the federal government added.
In accordance with AP, the Radio Télé Métronome posted earlier that seven journalists and two law enforcement officials had been wounded within the suspected gang assault through the hospital reopening.
In a purported video posted on-line, Johnson “Izo” André, who is taken into account to be one of the highly effective gang leaders in Haiti, claimed duty for the assault. The video allegedly claimed that the gang of coalition had not approved the hospital reopening.
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