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Published on: Saturday, July 10, 2021
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People cheer as a police car drives past at the Petionville Police station where armed men, accused of being involved in the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, are being held in Port au Prince.
PORT AU PRINCE: A 28-member hit squad made up of Americans and Colombians assassinated President Jovenel Moise, Haitian police said, adding that eight were still at large as the country lurched into political chaos.
One day after Moise was killed and his wife Martine wounded by gunmen in their Port-au-Prince home, the poorest country in the Americas has no president or working parliament and two men claiming to be in charge as prime minister.
Taiwan: Haiti police arrested 11 assassination suspects on its embassy grounds Joanne Ou, a spokesperson for Taiwan s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said the embassy was closed for safety reasons after the brazen murder of President Jovenel Moise on Wednesday. FILE: President of Haiti Jovenel Moise (R) arrives with the first lady Martine Moise (L) for the official ceremony of Haiti s 10th earthquake anniversary in Port-au-Prince, on 12 January 2020. Picture: CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP
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TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan on Friday said 11 suspected assassins of Haitian President Jovenel Moise broke into its embassy in an attempt to flee but were later apprehended by police.
People look into a police car as the crowd surrounds the Petionville Police station.
Taipei, Taiwan:
A 28-member hit squad made up of Americans and Colombians assassinated President Jovenel Moise, Haitian police said Thursday, adding that eight were still at large as the country lurched into political chaos.
One day after Moise was killed and his wife Martine wounded by gunmen in their Port-au-Prince home, the poorest country in the Americas has no president or working parliament and two men claiming to be in charge as prime minister.
Police paraded some of the suspects before the media Thursday, along with Colombian passports and weapons they had seized. The head of Haiti s National Police, Leon Charles, vowed to track the other eight down.
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Police officers guard a group of suspects of having participated in the assassination of the Haitian President, Jovenel Moise, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. – EPA pic, July 9, 2021.
TAIWAN said today 11 suspected assassins of Haitian President Jovenel Moise broke into its embassy in an attempt to flee but were later apprehended by police.
Joanne Ou, a spokesperson for Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said the embassy was closed “for safety reasons” after the brazen murder of Moise on Wednesday.
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