Haiti orders nightly curfew trying to restore calm after a weekend of violence and prison break
Haiti’s government has declared an emergency and a nighttime curfew in a bid to regain control of the streets after an explosion of violence over the weekend in which armed gang members stormed the country’s two biggest prisons
By EVENS SANON and PIERRE-RICHARD LUXAMA
Published - Mar 04, 2024, 12:31 AM ET
Last Updated - Mar 04, 2024, 12:31 AM EST
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Authorities have ordered a nighttime curfew trying to regain control of Haiti's streets after an explosion of violence during the weekend, including gunmen from gangs overrunning the country's two biggest prisons and freeing their inmates.
A 72-hour state of emergency began Sunday night, and the government said it would set out to find the killers, kidnappers and other violent criminals that it reported escaped from prison.
“The police were ordered to use all legal means at their disposal to enforce the curfew and apprehend all offenders,” said a statement from Finance Minister Patrick Boivert, who is serving as acting prime minister.
