Haitian gang leader Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier reportedly ordered his men to “burn every house you find” as a wave of vicious gang attacks swept across Port-au-Prince, apparently in a bid to intimidate the recently announced “transitional council” from meeting to appoint a new government.
Reporters described part of Port-au-Prince as a “battlefield between police and armed gangs” on Sunday, while residents said dozens of homes and businesses were set ablaze. Violence spilled into the suburbs of the capital city. Gang members ransacked the medical center of the State University of Haiti, one of the country’s most prestigious schools.
Two audio messages, purportedly from top gang leader Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier, were posted on social media. In the messages, Cherizier told his men to set
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