A Haitian police officer (R) tries to stop protesters from raising the Haitian flag at the consulate of the Dominican Republic in Port-au-Prince February 25, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - The Dominican Republic announced on Wednesday the temporary closure of its consular missions in neighbouring Haiti due to "recurring attacks" posing a danger to diplomats and staff.
The announcement by the Dominican Foreign Ministry followed weeks of heightened tension along the 250-mile (400-km) border between the two countries which share the island of Hispaniola, the most populous in the Caribbean, with a combined 20 million inhabitants.
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