Haiti gang wars intensify as armed men set church on fire

Haiti gang wars intensify as armed men set church on fire

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Heavy gunfire echoed throughout downtown Port-au-Prince on Wednesday as suspected gang members set a church on fire and tried to kill their opponents in a bid to gain control over more territory. The intense fighting erupted just blocks from the government’s National Palace and Haiti’s National Penitentiary, where hungry prisoners tried to

Fierce gang wars intensify in Haiti

Heavy gunfire echoed throughout downtown Port-au-Prince on Wednesday as suspected gang members set a church on fire and tried to kill their opponents in a bid to gain control over more territory (July 27).

Haiti gang wars intensify as armed men set church on fire

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Heavy gunfire echoed throughout downtown Port-au-Prince on Wednesday as suspected gang members set a church on fire and

Gunmen Set Fire to Church in Haiti Amid Intense Gang Shootings

Violence in the country's capital escalates among a coalition of gangs known as the G9, which tries to wrest control of the area from other criminal groups

Haiti gangs wage battles in downtown Port-au-Prince

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haitian gangs waged intense gun battles on Wednesday in Port-au-Prince, shuttering main avenues and a municipal market in the downtown area of the capital. Read full story

Haiti gangs wage battles in downtown Port-au-Prince

Haitian gangs waged intense gun battles on Wednesday in Port-au-Prince, shuttering main avenues and a municipal market in the downtown area of the capital.