US EditionHaiti arrests 5 police officers and 2 other suspects over deadly fortress stampede
The government will pay funeral costs and observe three days of mourning after the crush at Citadelle Laferrière left 25 people dead.
- Haitian authorities arrested seven suspects, including five police officers, following a fatal stampede that killed at least 25 people at La Citadelle fortress in Milot on Saturday.
- Milot Mayor Wesner Joseph told Magik9 radio his administration was unaware of the event, which organizers promoted via TikTok and loudspeakers more than a week before it occurred.
- Participants paid nearly $8 to attend, with promoters urging attendees to arrive by 10 a.m., emphasizing: "You have to hurry to make sure you're in the line."
- Among the seven detained are two employees of the Institute for the Preservation of National Heritage; 30 people remained hospitalized on Sunday with injuries from the stampede.
- Police continue to investigate the incident, though it remains unclear what triggered the stampede or whether the seven detainees will face formal charges.
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The seven individuals arrested are five local municipal police officers and two employees of the Institute for the Protection of National Heritage.
On Monday, the Haitian Government decreed three days of mourning, from 14 to 16 April, for the tragedy that claimed the lives of at least 30 people on Saturday in a stampede at one of the most important historical monuments in the country, and promised that the perpetrators will be brought to justice “to clarify everything.” Meanwhile, the National Police announced the arrest of seven people, including five municipal police officers, as part of …
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Haiti arrests 5 police officers and 2 other suspects over deadly fortress stampede
Authorities in Haiti have arrested seven suspects, including five police officers, after a fatal stampede killed at least 25 people at a historic mountaintop fortress over the weekend.
Haiti declares three days of mourning after deadly stampede at historic Citadelle
Haiti’s government has declared three days of national mourning and says it will cover the funeral costs for the victims after a deadly crowd surge at the Citadelle Laferrière in Cap-Haitien, northern Haiti, left 25 people dead. The Sunday evening announcement came after an emergency cabinet meeting led by Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, as the country continues to absorb the scale of the tragedy that unfolded April 11 in Milot. Officials …
Haiti declares three days of national mourning for 25 killed in stampede
Haiti declared three days of national mourning on Sunday, a day after a deadly stampede killed 25 people during an annual celebration thronged by students and visitors at its Laferriere Citadel tourist attraction.
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