Haitian cops are poorly paid and outgunned – and part of the problem

The country’s police force is in revolt after the government failed to protect them from criminal gangs that have overrun the country

Masked men raced around Port-au-Prince on motorbikes, firing their guns into the air, blocking major roads with burning tyres and bringing the Haitian capital to a standstill.

At one stage, the rioters flooded into the airport, trapping Prime Minister Ariel Henry inside, and also attempted to break into Henry’s residence.