Five armed Haiti environment agents killed in clash with police


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  • Thursday, 08 Feb 2024

FILE PHOTO: Residents carry belongings as they leave their homes due to gang violence, in the Pernier section of Port-au-Prince, Haiti January 30, 2024. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - At least five agents of Haiti's BSAP, an armed environmental agency that in recent years has evolved into a paramilitary body, were killed in a shootout with national police in Port-au-Prince on Wednesday, the police trade union told reporters.

Haiti's national police did not immediately respond to a request for more details, or whether there had been any police casualties.

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