Kenyan officer is missing in Haiti following gang attack
- A Kenyan officer deployed under the Multinational Security Support mission in Haiti is missing after gangs attacked a rescue team, confirmed MSS spokesperson Jack Ombaka.
- The attack occurred at around 4:30 p.m. When a Haitian National Police armored vehicle got stuck, possibly due to a deliberate action by gangs.
- Local media reported that the missing officer may have been killed, sharing videos of a lifeless man in a Kenyan uniform on social media.
- Gang violence in Haiti has resulted in over one million people being left homeless in recent years, according to the U.N.
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Kenyan UN peacekeeper missing in Haiti following gang attack
NAIROBI: A Kenyan policeman deployed in Haiti has gone missing after violent gangs attacked a group of officers on a rescue mission, a UN-backed multinational security mission said on Wednesday. The Kenyan officers were on their way Tuesday to rescue Haitian police stuck in a ditch “suspected to have been deliberately dug by gangs,” according to the mission’s statement, adding
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