Haitian security forces apprehend more suspected killers of president

FILE PHOTO: Police stand guard near the private residence of Haiti's President Jovenel Moise after he was shot dead by gunmen with assault rifles, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti July 7, 2021. REUTERS/Estailove St-Val

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haitian security forces on Thursday apprehended more of the men suspected to have assassinated President Jovenel Moise the previous day, according to live images shown by various Haitian media outlets.

The police and army had encircled the gunmen already on Wednesday and since been in a fierce gun battle, according to officials.