Saturday around 4:00 am, a Captain and a Sergeant of the Dominican army on patrol in the Los Palos Blancos community (Dajabon sector) have surprised a large group of illegal Haitian migrants who were trying to reach other cities and villages of the country by this clandestine border crossing point. Haitian armed with knives and machetes brutally assaulted them before escaping with the military weapons.

Because of his severe injury (fracture of the base of skull and various other head trauma, facial and nasal) Captain Berto Ramírez Tejada was rushed to the Matias Ramon Mella Hospital in Dajabon as well as the Sergeant Santo Peña Plata who suffered head injuries. The two men later were transferred to a major hospital center in Santiago because of the severity of their injuries.

According to General of the Fourth Brigade Ramon E. Jiménez Peña, Captain Berto Ramírez Tejada is in critical condition. Moreover he stated that 4 Haitian nationals had been arrested Saturday on suspicion of involvement in the attack against the two Dominican soldiers. The others undocumented migrants who have fled are actively sought. The stolen gun has not been found yet.

SL/ HaitiLibre