Haiti gang attack triggers massive jailbreak, at least a dozen dead

A person waves his hand from a cell inside the main prison of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 3, 2024, after a breakout by several thousand inmates. PHOTO | AFP

What you need to know:

  • Haiti has been wracked for decades by grinding poverty, violence, political instability and recurring natural disasters but the country plunged further into chaos with the assassination of president Jovenel Moise in 2021.