Gang and police gunbattles paralyse area near Haiti's National Palace
Heavy gunfire has erupted in the downtown area of Haiti’s capital as police battled gang members near the National Palace for several hours. Scores of people were trapped by the gunfire in downtown Port-au-Prince on Monday, while dozens of others managed to flee. One man who declined to provide his name out of fear for his life told The Associated Press that he was stuck for five hours until police rescued him. “It’s the armoured car that covered us (so we could) leave the area,” he said. The latest gunbattle comes more than a month after gangs began attacking key government infrastructure. Ga...