Haitian police force recovers hijacked cargo ship laden with rice after a five-hour gun battle with gangs off Port-au-Prince coast.

In a rare success for Haiti's underfunded police force, they recovered a hijacked cargo ship laden with rice after a five-hour gun battle with gangs. The incident occurred off the coast of Port-au-Prince, where two police officers were injured and an unspecified number of gang members were killed. The hijackers, members of the 5 Seconds and Taliban gangs, had seized the ship Magalie on Thursday.

April 08, 2024
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