The gunmen targeted troops guarding the US Embassy, according to a military spokesman
US Marines guarding the embassy in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, engaged in a shootout with suspected gang members last week, a military spokesman has said.
The Caribbean nation of almost 12 million has been gripped by violence since the assassination of President Jovenel Moise in 2021, with heavily armed criminal groups exploiting the power vacuum to increase their influence in Port-au-Prince and other areas. Haiti has been in a state of emergency for over a year.
The Marines returned fire after being targeted by suspected gang members late Thursday…
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