1 HAITI
Weekend of violence puts government future in doubt
The future of Haiti’s government appeared increasingly uncertain early this week, after armed gangs attacked the country’s international airport and freed more than 3,800 prisoners last weekend in what appeared to be a coordinated effort to topple the prime minister, Ariel Henry.
Officials declared a three-day state of emergency and imposed a nightly curfew in an effort to calm the growing unrest but national police were outgunned, and senior officials – including Henry, who is also acting president – were outside the country.
The measures came after a deadly weekend that marked a new low in Haiti’s spiral of violence. But just hours after the decree, gunmen launched a new attack on the country’s main airport on Monday, exchanging fire with police and soldiers.
Jimmy Chérizier, a former elite police officer known as Barbecue who now runs an alliance of gangs, claimed responsibility for the attacks, saying the goal was to capture Haiti’s police chief and government ministers and prevent Henry’s return.
At least nine people have been killed since last Thursday, among them four police officers.
2 UNITED STATES
Tumble-mageddon: huge tumbleweeds roll into Utah
Houses, roads and cars in South Jordan, Utah, were hit by a swathe of invasive weeds after a strong spring storm that blocked roads, surrounded houses and buried cars. The weeds formed piles up to 3 metres high in some places.
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