BREAKING: Official: Haitian President Jovenel Moïse assassinated at home, first lady hospitalized amid political instability.
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Haiti had grown increasingly unstable and disgruntled under Jovenel Moïse's rule. Its economic, political and social woes have deepened, with gang violence spiking heavily in the capital of Port-au-Prince and food and fuel becoming scarcer.http://apne.ws/tkMfaC2
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“The country’s security situation is under the control of the National Police of Haiti and the Armed Forces," the interim Premier Claude Joseph said. “Democracy and the republic will win.”http://apne.ws/FCA9i0Y
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The White House described the attack on Haitian President Jovenel as “horrific” and “tragic” and said it was still gathering information on what happened. President Joe Biden will be briefed later.http://apne.ws/EDA7WjU
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A resident who lives nearby said she heard the attack that killed Haitian President Jovenel Moïse and wounded his wife. “I thought there was an earthquake, there was so much shooting,” she said.http://apne.ws/g8zuJfR
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The assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse drew shock and condemnation from world leaders, along with calls for calm and unity in the troubled Caribbean nation. Colombian President Iván Duque condemned what he called a “cowardly act.”http://apne.ws/Af6Zuu3
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While the streets of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, were mostly quiet following the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, some people ransacked businesses in one area. Authorities closed the international airport and declared a “state of siege.”http://apne.ws/4Htj7Xm
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The assassination of Hatian President Jovenel Moïse seems to have thrown an already turbulent nation into chaos. Here is a look at the situation in the Western Hemisphere's poorest nation.http://apne.ws/QcJPmTn
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Jovenel Moïse was a former banana producer and political neophyte who ruled Haiti for more than four years before his assassination. Moïse took office in 2017, pledging to fight corruption. But critics accused him of growing increasingly authoritarian.http://apne.ws/bL8yxF5
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France at it.
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That’s awful.
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