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Haiti - FLASH : Former Prime Minister Neptune attacked, shot and wounded
27/11/2016 08:12:02

Black Saturday in Haiti where several assaults on people were reported in the afternoon in Port-au-Prince, Petion-ville and in the province...

In Port-au-Prince 4 armed bandits tried to force the entrance of the Unibank on Darguin Street, record 1 wounded security guard and a assailant killed ;

In Petion-ville, Jeff Jean Pierre aka "Ton Jeff", manager of the group "Kreyol La", was the victim of an assault at the exit of a bank and robbed by two bandits;

Also on Saturday, armed individuals attacked the former Prime Minister (2002-2004) Yvon Neptune, in Williamson (locality of Saintard, near Arcahaie), National Road #1 and did not hesitate to fire on him , wounding him at the elbow and the wrist. He received first aid at the Nicolas Armand hospital (Arcahaie), before being taken by ambulance to Port-au-Prince, where he is in a stable state. The ex-Prime Minister's nephew confirmed that his uncle was hit by two projectiles "My uncle was effectively wounded by bullets, but his life is not in danger."

Finally, in Port-Salut a young man in his twenties was shot dead, a security guard of the deputy Sinal Bertrand, would be implied according to testimonies, an investigation is under way.

According to the former Minister of the Interior and former Secretary of State for Public Security Reginald Delva "Following the attacks recorded on Saturday, the month of November 2016 will have broken all records of assassinations and robberies against bank customers."

HL/ HaitiLibre