Haiti: residents trapped as armed gangs target key pocket of Port-au-Prince

Thick smoke rises above strategic neighbourhood of Solino as frantic residents call on radio stations for help

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Gang members have targeted a strategic neighbourhood in Haiti’s capital, in a four-day attack which has left residents trapped in their homes by flaming barricades and automatic gunfire.

Shots echoed throughout Solino on Thursday as thick columns of black smoke rose above the once peaceful neighborhood, as frantic residents called radio stations appealing for help.