Haitian Gangs Torch Ministry as Political Violence Escalates
- Caricom wants emergency talks Monday on spiraling crisis
- Prime Minister Henry unable to return with main airport closed
A damaged armored police vehicle in the capital of Port-au-Prince.
Photographer: Guerinault Louis/Anadolu/Getty Images
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Gangs in Haiti set the Interior Ministry ablaze overnight and attacked police stations and government offices in the capital as the Caribbean nation descends further into chaos.
Le Nouvelliste and other local media reported intense fighting in downtown Port-au-Prince, as more than a week of violence aimed at toppling the government of Prime Minister Ariel Henry reached a new peak. The fire at the ministry was first reported by the Miami Herald.