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Kenyan police officer sent to Haiti to help rein in violent gangs is killed in fighting

A Kenyan police officer was killed in a gunfight with gangs while on a mission in Haiti, according to Kenyan authorities.
The incident occurred in the Artibonite region while responding to a plea from residents in Pont-Sonde.
Jack Ombaka, a mission official, emphasized the officer's sacrifice, stating he was killed while fighting for the people of Haiti.
The officer's death is a setback for efforts to control gang violence in Haiti, which has surged since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in 2021.

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BBC News

Haiti gangs: Kenyan police officer killed on duty

The officer is the first casualty suffered by the Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support mission.

5 hours ago·United Kingdom

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allAfrica

Kenya Reports First Casualty in Haiti Anti-Gang Operation

Kenya recorded its first casualty in Haiti after a Kenyan police officer succumbed to injuries sustained during an anti-gang operation in Port-au-Prince.

8 hours ago·South Africa

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VOA News

Kenyan police officer killed in Haiti in confrontation with gang members

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A Kenyan police officer was killed on Sunday in Haiti, north of the capital, Port-au-Prince, the first casualty since the Kenyan-led security mission arrived in the Caribbean country in June 2024, the mission's authorities said. The Multinational Security Support Mission to Haiti said in a statement on Sunday that the Kenyan officer was injured during an operation in the Artibonite department and then airlifted to a hospi…

10 hours ago·United States

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NOS

Kenyan police officer shot dead in Haiti in gunfight with gang members

A police officer from the Kenyan police force in Haiti has been shot dead, the first time a Kenyan officer has been killed since the police mission in Haiti began in June last year. The officer was killed in a shootout with gang members in a town north of the capital Port-au-Prince, Kenyan authorities said. No further details were released. "This is the price our brave officer paid while fighting for the Haitian people," the mission spokesman sa…

13 hours ago·Netherlands

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Associated Press News

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Kenyan police officer sent to Haiti to help rein in violent gangs is killed in fighting

Kenyan authorities say one of their officers sent to Haiti to help rein in violent gangs was killed in an operation in the countryside. The shooting happened in the western Artibonite region. The police officer was airlifted out of the…

14 hours ago·United States

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Firstpost News

Haitian gang violence claims life of Kenyan policeman

The death was a blow to efforts to reign in Haiti's vicious gangs, who have rampaged through the country since President Jovenel Moïse's assassination in 2021

14 hours ago·Mumbai, India

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