Hundreds of inmates have broken out of a prison in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, as armed gangs stormed the city.

An outbreak of violence since Thursday has targeted the city's international airport, police stations and the National Penitentiary prison.

It comes as gang leader Jimmy Cherizier pledged to oust the country's acting prime minister Ariel Henry.

On Friday he called on the Haitian military and national police to 'take responsibility' and arrest Mr Henry, who has served as prime minister since the assassination of Haiti's last president Jovenel Moise in 2021.

Cherizier, known as Barbecue, is a former police officer who now leads a gang alliance and has faced sanctions from the United Nations and US Department of Treasury.

<sup>A demonstrator holds up the flag of Haiti during protests against the country's prime minister

Gang violence since Thursday in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince has left at least five dead

Pictured: A burnt car outside the city's National Penitentiary prison where hundreds of inmates are reported to have escaped

Workers put out a fire at the office of Haiti's power company after it was targeted by demonstrators

An inmate in a prison cell from where criminals broke out

Inmates wave their hands out of the windows of the prison where armed gangs stormed overnight

Protests have broken out against acting prime minister Ariel Henry, who took office in 2021 after assassination of President Jovenel Moise

Hundreds of thousands of civilians have been forced to flee metropolitan areas which are gripped with unrest and controlled by gangs

One the country's largest police unions called on all officers to help regain control of the prison</sup>

Mr Henry had agreed to hold elections no later than the end of August 2025, CNN reported.

Over 300,000 people have been forced to flee their homes from indiscriminate killing and rape in Port-au-Prince, which is largely controlled by gangs.

One of the country's policing unions, the National Police Syndicate of Haiti, posted on X that if efforts to contain the escape of inmates were unsuccesful than 'we are done for'.

It added there would be 3000 extra criminals on the loose, and urged all officers to assist in regaining control of the prison.

The UK's Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office continues to advise against all travel to Haiti, which has been plagued with unrest in recent years.

January was labelled by the UN as the most violent month in recent years, with around 1,100 people killed.

On Thursday, flights were suspended at the capital's Toussaint Louverture International Airport amid gunfire, while several fire stations across the city have since been burnt down.

Other pictures showed workers putting out flames at the offices of Haiti's power company after they were targeted by demonstrators.

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From Ecuador to Haiti now, latin America is having serious issue of gang violence.

These criminals are more powerful than their government and they will continue to cause mayhem.

And why is America not helping them, they requested for foreign help last year.

Newton2024:
Something is fundamentally wrong with blacks. They can't rule themselves successfully.

I think this is beyond skin color, Ecuador, Columbia and other countries in south and central America are having the same problem.

As poor, corrupt, broken and dysfunctional as Africa is, I don't think such thing can happen in any African country

Till today some prison escapes in Nigeria re yet to be found, 3000 is a large number

Something is fundamentally wrong with blacks. It seems the colour is the problem. They can't rule themselves successfully.

Haiti has gone beyond failed state...!

Haiti urgently needs to be recolonized.

Nawa

A hungry man is an angry man

Ok

This is seriously serious

Its not a must for government to exist. Some countries no need government

Something is definitely wrong with the colour BLACK

Result of allowing criminals access to power

Blacks again

Barbecue.......hmmmmm Tough name for a criminal, must be a carnivorous being. Why must most Africans fleeing danger zone always carrying foams and buckets

SpecialAdviser:
Something is definitely wrong with the colour BLACK

I almost typed this now.

I said it d other day dat something is definitely wrong with the black race..... Haiti fought for their own independence over 200yrs ago as slaves and dats their last achievement as a people, jst look at them today.... I think we should better start bringing back d whites to run some stuffs in Africa.. B4 u quote me, go to d airport and see as youths dey japa comut go white man land swearing neva to come back... U neva get money na why u still dey

Back to d topic

Nobody suppose dey prison for naija sef... If u reason am well...

What's d difference between a yahoo boy and an average politician?

What's the difference between a killer and a governor that refused to repair roads or build hospitals?

What's the difference between you that paid for a juicy state and PPA during NYSC and a police officer who takes bribe on the road!?

Modified :I'm not saying black people ain't smart,and I appreciate d colour of my skin and if I come back to dis world I'll want to come back as a black man... we are one of d smartest people in d world, but we must tell ourselves d truth, countries dominated by d black race ain't getting it....

If u like argue from today till 2mrw... Jst pick west african countries as a case study and compare them with 3 European countries...

The Backyard of the United States is burning but they are doing nothing to put out the fire, they'd rather fight some war continents away for their selfish gain!

SpecialAdviser:
Something is definitely wrong with the colour BLACK

Their style of leadership calls for concern.

How can one comprehend the BACKWARDNESS of the most porpular black country in Africa if not in the world in this 21st century with abundant human and natural resources??

Newton2024:
Some is fundamentally wrong with blacks. They can't rule themselves successfully.

All you do is come online and type rubbish about your skin color as you have been so brainwashed that you believe anything white is the best. Read about Haiti and what both France and the US are doing to it before coming online to show your level of ignorance

Haiti going through Alot more than Ukraine wey be war zone....


Black Nation wey no dey dominated Africa territory finding it hard to get it right....

This shithole of a country deserves to be in Africa....who carry them put for America?

America doesn't want this country to prosper, several US backed coups in the past rendered Haiti poor with terrible US imposed leaders like France is doing in Africa.
Even Hillary Clinton stole millions of dollars donated to Haiti after a disastrous earthquake through Bill Clinton foundation and used the money to run for elections

Newton2024:
Some is fundamentally wrong with blacks. They can't rule themselves successfully.

Its not about skin colour, you don't know much about Haiti, read about how America have frustrated every effort of that country to have peace, do you know that several Americans were part of the assassination squad arrested for the murder of the Prime Minister before they could escape from the country which caused the current lawlessness, there pictures are online just Google it, same thing the US did to Iraq and Libya and next thing your type will blame Blacks and Arabs for current Libya chaos.

If Russia had allowed America to use Ukraine to destroy Russia you will blame Russians for not being able to rule their country?

God1000:
From Ecuador to Haiti now, latin America is having serious issue of gang violence.

These criminals are more powerful than their government and they will continue to cause mayhem.

“And why is America not helping them, they requested for foreign help last year.

”: because no economic gain and/ or doesn’t serve their internet if they do.

End wokeism. Recolonize all shithole countries especially black nations!

That country has gone to the dogs.

... Imagine the level of lawlessness in Haiti, a sitting president was assasinated by his own wife

Don’t mind him and his likes. They don’t read!

scarra:


All you do is come online and type rubbish about your skin color as you have been so brainwashed that you believe anything white is the best. Read about Haiti and what both France and the US are doing to it before coming online to show your level of ignorance

Seems Haiti is in a very horrible state. Even Nigeria get hope pass them.

No be 2 years ago I read say US wan train Kenyans make there go do police work for Haiti to restore order

Blacks in every continent causing one problem or the other. What is wrong with a blackman

Tyranny, despots, electoral violence and power tussle etc we are number one in the whole world.... Nawaooo

Imagine if this had happen in Nigeria.

We won't hear word again

Like Haiti like Nigeria where a government sat and watched terrorists storm Prisons and released their fellow terrorists. The assault on Kuje maximum security prison in Nigeria on my mind.

Lol.. Sebi they were one of those that chased French and Canadian peace keepers force away.

This is coming to about two or three countries west Africa soon. The ones with coup leaders where islamist and terrorist have taken over half of their countries.

And when that happens, the released criminals in those countries will head over to Nigeria.