Haiti extends state of emergency and nighttime curfew
Haiti's government announced on Thursday it was extending a state of emergency and nighttime curfew, in an attempt to curb the gang violence and protests plaguing the country.
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00:00 The state of emergency and night time curfew in Haiti has been extended until at least
00:07 the 3rd of April. During the emergency period, all public demonstrations are prohibited and
00:12 offenders will be detained.
00:14 But gang violence continues, as do calls for the replacement of the country`s government,
00:21 in particular Prime Minister Ariel Henry.
00:23 Dozens of people have died in Haiti`s recent gang attacks, including several police officers.
00:28 The violence has left more than 15,000 people homeless.
00:31 (whooshing)