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    Police in Haiti struggle against gangs storming prison in latest surge of violence

    by Evens Sanon Mar 03, 2024 2 minutes
    Source: Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

    Police in Haiti urgently appealed for help Saturday night as they struggled to hold back gangs trying to storm the country's main prison in a major escalation of violence sweeping the troubled Caribbean nation.

    “They need help,” a union representing Haitian police said in a message posted on social media bearing an “SOS” emoji repeated eight times.

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