Haiti crisis: Is a gang-led coup next?
Al Jazeera
Haiti is in chaos after a massive prison break and gangs calling for the resignation of its prime minister. How did it get here?
Haiti’s government declared a 72-hour state of emergency on Sunday after armed gang members stormed the Caribbean nation’s two biggest prisons, freeing more than 4,700 inmates.
In capital Port-au-Prince, wounded corpses lay in neighbourhoods and burning tyres are serving as roadblocks.
Meanwhile, the whereabouts of Prime Minister Ariel Henry are unknown, after he visited Kenya last week. Finance Minister Patrick Boivert, as acting prime minister, announced the curfew.
At least 12 people have been reported dead, four of them being police officers.
Gangs have targeted police stations including the national penitentiary, the Toussaint Louverture International Airport, and even the national soccer stadium. A second prison in Port-au-Prince containing around 1,400 inmates was also overrun.
