Warlord ‘Barbecue’ Threatens Haiti PM Office as Violence Flares

One of Haiti’s most powerful gang leaders is threatening to attack the prime minister’s office and other branches of government, as the troubled Caribbean nation prepares for a leadership transition.

In a video shared on social media, Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier of the “Viv Ansanm” gang coalition, asked the nation to help him overthrow the transitional government and announced plans to seize government offices, including the building from which the executive branch is operating.