Gangs strike in Haiti's heartland as hundreds flee under heavy gunfire
- Heavily armed gangs attacked Mirebalais, central Haiti, on Monday, targeting the town and seizing the local prison.
- Gangs are extending their power beyond Port-au-Prince, seeking to control key roads and possibly overthrow the government.
- The attackers, identified as members of the 400 Mawozo and Taliban gangs, wore red T-shirts and stormed the jail.
- The gangs released approximately 500 inmates, leading people to flee and prompting SPNH-17 to launch an urgent appeal.
- Haiti's National Police deployed extra forces to Mirebalais, as a joint team pursued escapees and sought to regain control.
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