Four “presumed assassins” of Haiti’s president Jovenel Moïse were shot by police and two others were captured, the country’s police chief said on Wednesday. Haiti’s police chief, Léon Charles, said in a statement that three police officers were held hostage and subsequently freed in the operation. “Four mercenaries were killed, two were intercepted under our control. Three policemen who had been taken hostage have been recovered,” Charles said. Interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph confirmed the killing of the four suspected killers of 53-year-old Moïse, who was killed early Wednesday during an overnight raid of his home. The president’s wife, Martine, was also wounded in the attack, and was reported to be in critical condition. She was taken to Miami for treatment, government officials said. Joseph earlier said the president was assassinated in a “highly coordinated attack” by a “highly trained and heavily armed” group. The killing of Haiti’s president comes …
4 ‘Presumed Assassins’ of Haitian President Fatally Shot by Police, 2 Others Captured
July 7, 2021
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