At least two people were killed and others were injured on Tuesday (24) when gunmen opened fire on a group of journalists who had gathered for a government press conference announcing the reopening of Haiti’s largest public hospital, he said. a witness to the Reuters attack.
A journalist and a police officer were killed at the scene, the witness said.
Haiti’s national police did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for information.
The transitional presidential council said in a Facebook post that the act would not go unpunished.
“We express our sympathy to all the families of the victims, in particular, the Haitian National Police and all the journalists’ associations,” he said.
Journalists were invited to arrive at the hospital at 8am local time for the press conference in the central area of the capital, Port-au-Prince, with Haiti’s new health minister. They were still waiting for the minister when the shots started about three hours later.
Health Minister Duckenson Lorthe Blema was appointed at the end of November in a cabinet reshuffle when former Prime Minister Garry Conille was ousted after just six months in office.
Haiti’s State University Hospital, known locally as the General Hospital, is the country’s largest public hospital, but has been closed since a rise in gang attacks in March resulted in former Prime Minister Ariel Henry’s departure from power. .
This content was originally published in Attempt to reopen hospital in Haiti leaves at least two dead, says witness on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil

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