The attackers engaged in a fierce gun battle with police as they attacked the transportation facility.
According to the Associated Press (AP), bandits attempted to take control of the main international airport in Haiti.
Recall that earlier the country's Cabinet of Ministers declared a state of emergency in the capital Port-au-Prince and imposed a curfew. 72-hour restrictive measures affected the entire Western Department of Haiti.
It is known that heavily armed groups of criminals carried out a coordinated attack on the Toussaint Louverture International Airport on March 4, 2024. The attack occurred immediately after the authorities announced a curfew in Port-au-Prince. By that time, the facility was closed and there were no passengers in the building.
Journalists noted the work of an armored vehicle of airport security on the militants on the runway and the flight from the fighting of employees of the facility. It is noteworthy that the escalation of tension around this location began last Thursday, when Prime Minister Ariel Henri discussed in Kenya the conditions for the introduction of a foreign armed contingent on the territory of the country.
Earlier it became known that armed groups attacked the Haitian prison in Port-au-Prince.