Gait attack in Haiti on journalists: 2 dead, several injuries

Details on the attack

Robest dimanche, a spokesman for the online media collective, identified the killed journalists as branded nathoux and Jimmy Jean. Dimanche explained that an indefinite number of journalists were also violated in the attack that he attributed the Gangkoalition Viv Ansanm.

reaction of the authorities

The interim president Haitis, Leslie Voltaire, commented in a speech to the nation about the victims of the attack, which included both journalists and police officers. He did not name any precise numbers of the victims, let alone a breakdown of the dead or injured. "I send my condolences to the victims, the national police and the journalists," said Voltaire and promised that "this crime does not remain unpunished".

video recordings and reports on site

In an online published video of the journalists enclosed in the hospital, two lifeless men were seen on wear whose clothing was bloodstile. One of the men carried an ID around his neck that showed him as a journalist. Radio Télé Métronome initially reported that seven journalists and two police officers were injured. The police and the responsible authorities did not react immediately to inquiries about the incident.

responsibility of the gangs

Johnson "Izo" André, who is considered the most powerful gait guide Haitis and belongs to the Viv Ansanm Gang, published a video on social media in which he took responsibility for the attack. The video explained that the passage coalition had not approved the reopening of the hospital.

attacks on journalists in Haiti

Haiti has already experienced attacks on journalists in the past. In 2023, two local journalists were killed within a few weeks - the radio station Dumesky Kersaint was shot in mid -April in a violent argument, while journalist Ricot Jean was found dead later in the same month.

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