Gun Battles Rage In Haiti's Port-au-Prince

 

BBC: Haiti gang violence: Gun battles rage in Port-au-Prince 

A war between Haitian gangs which has left hundreds dead since it flared up three weeks ago has spread to the centre of the capital, Port-au-Prince. 

Gang members engaged in a fierce gun battle with each other and with police on Wednesday. 

The city's temporary cathedral caught fire amid the fighting. 

It is not yet known how many people were killed in this latest battle but UN figures suggest more than 200 died between 8 and 17 July. 

Previously, the focal points of the battle between the G9 criminal alliance and a rival alliance calling itself G-Pèp had centred around the impoverished neighbourhood of Cité Soleil. But on Wednesday, video showed police confronting gang members not far from the presidential palace. 

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Gun Battles Rage In Haiti's Port-au-Prince

Haiti Gangs Wage Battles in Downtown Port-Au-Prince -- Reuters  

Haiti: 471 people dead, mass kidnappings in one week of gang war in Port-au-Prince, says UN -- Times Now 

United Nations says more than 200 people have been killed in Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince in just 10 days -- NZHerald 

Prosecutor accuses gang of setting Haiti courthouse on fire -- AP