Haitian Prime Minister Survives Weekend Assassination Attempt

 

NBC/Reuters: Haitian prime minister survives weekend assassination attempt, his office says  

Video footage broadcast on social media shows Henry scrambling toward his vehicle after shooting breaks out during an event commemorating the country’s independence. 

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Gunmen unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry during an event on Saturday commemorating the Caribbean country’s independence, his office said in a statement. 

Henry’s office said on Monday that “bandits and terrorists” had tried to shoot the prime minister at a church in the northern city of Gonaives where the ceremony marking the 218th anniversary of independence was taking place. 

Video footage broadcast on social media showed Henry and his entourage scrambling toward their vehicles as an armed group began shooting outside the cathedral in Gonaives. 

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Haitian Prime Minister Survives Weekend Assassination Attempt  

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