An already struggling and chaotic Haiti is reeling from the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, followed by a reported gun battle in which authorities said police killed four of the murder suspects. Officials have pledged to find all those responsible for the raid on Moïse’s house before dawn on Wednesday. The government has declared a two-week state of emergency to help it hunt the assassins.
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Haiti: four dead after police gunfight with suspected killers of president Jovenel Moïse ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/08/haiti-police-kill-four-in-fight-with-suspected-killers-of-president-jovenel-moise
‘It’s all up in the air’: wary Haitians stay home as power struggle looms ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/08/wary-haitians-stay-home-wary-power-struggle-looms-president-moise-assassination
Haiti reels from murder of president as police hunt assassins ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/08/haiti-reels-murder-president-police-hunt-assassins-jovenel-moise
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