Canada deploys military aircraft over Haiti to disrupt gangs

FILE PHOTO: Houses pack a hillside in the Jalousie district of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 3, 2023. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

(Reuters) - The Canadian government said on Sunday it deployed a military aircraft over Haiti to address what it called a "dire security situation" and to support efforts to disrupt the activities of Haitian gangs.

Canada said in a statement that it supports the Haitian National Police and deployed a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CP-140 Aurora long-range patrol aircraft in response to Haiti's request for support as violence continues to escalate in the country.