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Haiti - FLASH : Partial balance of the demonstrations 2 dead 11 wounded by bullets 18/10/2018 09:42:29
Barricades of burning tires were visible in many parts of the capital. Public transit and vehicular traffic were paralyzed. A National Equipment Center (CNE) truck carrying an excavator was burned. A group of demonstrators who were throwing stones at the Kinam hotel in Pétion-ville was dispersed by police who used tear gas. At the Pont au Rouge, a vehicle of the PNH was attacked by individuals, stones and bottles were launched against agents of the Specialized Unit of the Guard of the National Palace USGPN, and the Departmental Unit of Maintenance of Order (UDMO). A USGPN officer was injured in the head. Many shots were reported in the area causing great confusion in the population and locally triggering panic movements. At the end of the day, the first partial assessment of the demonstrations of October 17 across the country was 2 dead and 11 injured by bullets according to a first assessment of the National Police of Haiti (PNH) 11 policemen were injured by stones thrown, 8 vehicles of the PNH burned and 8 people were arrested... Clashes in Les Cayes : As in Port-au-Prince, the demonstrations, made up of several groups, left from various places making difficult the control by the police force, which used several times the tear gas and the shots of summons to disperse demonstrators visibly very motivated. The Boulevard des 4 chemins at the entrance to the country's third largest city was blocked until late afternoon. Residence of the Deputy Samuel d'Haiti attacked : According to the deputy of Saint-Marc, Samuel d'Haiti, his residence was targeted by unidentified armed individuals. He's talking about an assassination attempt... Cap-Haïtien : Several thousand people left Barrière Bouteille and demonstrated in Cap Haitien. Stoning clashes took place in the Shada neighborhood between protesters and Pro Moïse groups. At the beginning of the afternoon to the Cap, demonstrators damaged the barrier of the Departmental Delegation of the North and threw stones at the building as well as at the Cap Haitien Town Hall. The PNH intervened to disperse them, using summing fire and tear gas, causing panic among protestors and residents. Intense tension in Petit-Goâve : "In Petit-Goâve the day took place in a climate of intense tension. The macadam was in turmoil, the large number of people took to the streets to demand the return of funds from the PetroCaribe program. Barricades of burning tires were erected on National Road # 2 and downtown (Grand'Rue, Rue Bijou, Rue Saint Paul). The situation escalated after a protester (Gaby Ostiné) was shot in the right thigh in front of Radio Thim FM. He was rushed to the hospital. The demonstrators exerted strong pressure on the Commissioner of Police, Gulbert Conseillant so that he intervene in the premises of the radio to arrest, according to them, the one who had shot on the crowd. The protesters massed in front of the station wanted to penetrate by force. Agents of the Intervention and Maintenance Corps (CIMO) fired into the air to disperse the crowd and fired tear gas as young protesters responded with throws of stone and other objects... In the vicinity of the station, clashes and tensions lasted nearly 4 hours before calm returned around 5:00 pm after a tough police intervention to protect the station from the anger of the demonstrators. The police have made really good work and have shown a rare professionalism since the worst was avoided." HL/ HaitiLibre / Guyto Mathieu (Correspondant Petit-Goâve) St-Marc / Montrouis : The procession of a delegation, returning from Marchand Dessaline composed of ministers, the Commander-in-Chief of the army and Directors General heading to the capital was blocked at St-Marc, the demonstrators having erected barricades of flaming tires to block the road, many indeterminate shots have been heard. In order to avoid the confrontation and to reach the capital the delegation made a long detour while passing in the heights of the Nissage Saget city. Subsequently, at the level of Montrouis on RN1, the agents of the Security Unit of the National Palace came in reinforcement, had to intervene by shooting in the air to disperse individuals who threw stones on the procession. The satisfied opposition of the day : The radical opposition grouped in the coalition Mouvement Démocratique et Populaire "[...] salutes the courage and determination of the Haitian people, who have won the streets, in Port-au-Prince as well as in provincial towns, to demand the dilapidators of $3.8 billion of Petrocaribe fund. For Me André Michel fierce opponent to the Head of State, member colaition the total success of this day of national mobilization reflects the rejection of President Jovenel Moïse by the Population "Jovenel Moïse is devoid of any popular legitimacy. He can no longer continue to exercise political power. It is obvious that keeping Jovenel Moïse in power will lead the country to the edge of Chaos." The opposition launches this solemn appeal to all the forces of the Nation to avoid the worst and asks the citizens to remain in the streets until the resignation of Jovenel Moïse. SL/ TB/ PI/ HaitiLibre
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