Demonstrators react to the smoke of a burning barricade during a protest against insecurity, inflation and to call for the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, in Port-au-Prince, September 7. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol
McClatchy News: Ignited by fuel costs, Haiti looting, violence escalate, targeting charities, politicians
Popular discontent continued across Haiti Thursday as more foreign embassies closed their doors and protesters targeted businesses and charity warehouses, the government-owned television station and the home of a former senator in the hills above Port-au-Prince.
In Washington, the president of the Dominican Republic, addressing hemispheric leaders at the Organization of American States, warned that what is happening in the territory of his crisis-wrecked neighbor was akin to “a low-intensity civil war” that can no longer be ignored.
Read more ....
WNU Editor: The President of the Dominican Republic sums it up. The territory of his crisis-wrecked neighbor was akin to “a low-intensity civil war” that can no longer be ignored.
More News On The Unrest In Haiti
Violent protests flare up in Haiti over fuel price hikes, rampant crime -- Reuters
Protesters loot businesses, attempt to ransack National Television Station in Haiti -- Miami Herald
2 journalists killed in Haiti while reporting on violence -- AP
Violence, looting, protests in Haiti prompt shuttering of embassies -- La Prensa Latina
Dominican Republic closes its embassy and consulates in Haiti -- Dominican Today
No comments:
Post a Comment