“Haiti’s main airport closed due to a surge in banditry Port-au-Prince International Airport was closed after bandits fired on a Spirit Airlines passenger plane. As a result of the attack, the flight attendant was injured, and the plane made an emergency landing in the Dominican Republic.”, — write on: unn.ua
Haiti’s international airport was closed after gunmen opened fire on a civilian plane landing in Port-au-Prince.
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It is noted that the Spirit airline plane, which arrived from the United States, was only a hundred meters from the runway when it was opened fire. As a result, the flight attendant was slightly injured, the plane was damaged and made an emergency landing on the territory of the neighboring Dominican Republic.
The US Embassy in Haiti called this outbreak of violence “attempts by bandits to block travel to and from Port-au-Prince.”
At least three airlines have already announced the cancellation of all flights to Haiti.
The publication also adds that gunfights between security forces and gangs took place on Monday in other areas of Port-au-Prince.
The sounds of gunshots can be heard in the streets… In the wealthier districts, attackers set several houses on fire. Schools are closed and panic is quickly spreading through the city,
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