Armed groups attack public institutions throughout Port-Au-Prince
In Haiti, violence escalates. Armed men attacked public institutions throughout Port-Au-Prince, the country's capital. teleSUR
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00:00 In Haiti, violence escalates.
00:02 Armed men attacked public institutions throughout Port-au-Prince, the country's capital.
00:07 Heavy shootings were reported on Friday night in several areas of the capital and near the
00:11 National Palace.
00:13 According to local reports, armed groups carried out simultaneous attacks against several police
00:18 stations and reportedly burned the Interior Ministry.
00:21 At the same time, criminal elements attacked the walls of the international airport to
00:26 allow the access of individuals to the runway.
00:29 The Haitian government declared a state of emergency for one month in the Western Department
00:35 and a curfew from 8pm to 6am until March 10th.
00:42 The United Nations called on the international community to finance the multinational mission
00:47 in Haiti despite rejections by regional leaders of what they consider a military invasion
00:53 against the Caribbean island.
00:55 Amid escalating violence by paramilitary groups, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
01:01 called for financial support to the multinational mission in Haiti.
01:05 Guterres also reiterated his call to make immediate measures to advance in the political
01:10 process leading to elections in the Caribbean island.
01:13 The United Nations estimates that to solve the crisis in Haiti, it will be necessary
01:18 to raise some $674 million in 2023.
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