Haiti gang violence: UK warns against all travel to Caribbean nation as US secretary of state tries to solve crisis

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Attacks by powerful gangs on key government targets began on 29 February across Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince. The United Nations estimates thousands have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced, with widespread reports of rape, torture and ransom kidnappings.

The UK government has warned against all travel to Haiti as intense fighting and gang violence continues to spiral in the Caribbean nation. It follows US secretary of state Antony Blinken heading to Jamaica in an attempt to solve the crisis, which threatens to bring down Haiti's government.

Mr Blinken will meet Caribbean leaders as pressure grows on Prime Minister Ariel Henry to resign or agree to a transitional council. It is unclear if Mr Henry, who has been locked out of his country, would attend the meeting, organised by members of a regional trade bloc known as the Caribbean Community , which has pressed for a transitional government for months.

 

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