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Violence rocks Haiti as Prime Minister Ariel Henry meets Ruto

A policeman shoots tear gas at protesters in Port-au-Prince on February 7, 2024. [AFP]

Heavy gunfire paralyzed Haiti's capital Thursday and at least four police officers were slain as a powerful gang leader announced that he would try to capture the country's police chief and government ministers.

The move came during the absence of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who is in Kenya trying to finalize details for the deployment of a foreign armed force to help Haiti combat gangs.

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