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Kenyan officer killed in Haiti as mission faces huge challenges

Security forces position themselves during the anti-gang operation in the Kenscoff district of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti on February 03, 2025. Early on Monday armed gangs launched another attack on the commune of Kenscoff, located east of Port-au-Prince, specifically in the Godot area of Belot, despite the presence of law enforcement. Between January 27, and February 3. [AFP]

A Kenyan police officer deployed to Haiti was killed in an operation on Sunday, marking the first reported fatality among the personnel in the mission to stabilise the Caribbean nation.

The officer, a member of the National Police Service's Border Patrol Unit, was injured during an operation in Segur-Savien, in the Artibonite region north of Port-au-Prince.

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