Haiti’s capital paralysed by gunfire as gang boss threatens police chief and ministers

Airport among targets in Port-au-Prince as Jimmy Chérizier, known as ‘Barbecue’, vows to capture top officials in PM’s absence

Heavy gunfire paralyzed Haiti’s capital on Thursday as a powerful gang leader warned he would try to capture the country’s police chief and government ministers.

The move came during the absence of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who is in Kenya trying to finalize details for the deployment of a foreign armed force to Haiti to help combat gangs.