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Haiti’s government on Sunday declared a state of emergency and night-time curfew in a bid to stem a wave of violence sparked by a gang attack on the country’s main prison that allowed thousands of dangerous inmates to escape.
The government said in a statement that it imposed a state of emergency and a curfew that extends from six in the evening to five in the morning, and is valid until the sixth of March, and the extendable measures include the western region, which includes the capital, Port-au-Prince.
The Government explained that the aim of these measures was to allow the re-establishment of order and to take appropriate measures to bring the situation under control again.
At least 10 people died, and others were injured in the escape of thousands of prisoners from the national prison in the Haitian capital, which was attacked by armed gangs.
The government has not specified how many prisoners have escaped, but media reports put the number of escaped prisoners at around 3,700.
Haiti, a poor Caribbean country, has been facing a serious political, security and humanitarian crisis since the assassination of President Jovenel Moise in 2021.
Security forces are helpless in the face of gang violence, which has seized large parts of the country, including the capital, and signed a deal with Kenya to send a thousand Kenyan police to Haiti to help end gang violence.