Haiti’s Capital Under Gang Attacks Ahead of Government Transition

HAITI – Armed gangs launched fresh attacks on parts of Haiti’s capital port-au-prince ahead of the installation of a transitional council set to usher in a new government.

That’s according to local media that reported on Sunday arson and heavy gunfire in the city centre.

Two voice recordings circulated on social media which users attributed to gang leader Jimmy “Barbeque” Cherizier apparently ordering his soldiers to burn houses down in lower delmas, an impoverished part of the capital where he grew up.

Reuters was unable to verify the recording, but a resident from the area told Reuters she had seen houses on fire.