They try to kill the prime minister of Haiti when he was leaving mass

At least one person died and several were injured in the Haitian city of Gonaives during the attack by an armed gang against the Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, and his entourage who left a church yesterday after the service of a mass in commemoration of the 218th anniversary of independence.

The person, whose identity is unknown, was killed in the middle of the shooting between members of an armed gang in the Raboto sector and the security forces that were protecting Henry and other officials, according to Haitian media.

Inside the Saint Charles de Borome parish there were no faithful, only local authorities and the Government delegation. The ceremony was held despite threats from the armed group, who warned Henry not to appear in town.

The heavily armed irregulars who control the area fired in the direction of the official delegation, while the forces they were protecting responded to the attack and hastily removed the prime minister from the scene.

The attack prevented Henry from completing the events he had scheduled in the city to commemorate the independence of Haiti conquered from France.

The country is going through a serious crisis on practically all levels, one of the difficult ones to overcome is the operation of heavily armed gangs that control part of Port-au-Prince and other areas of the country.

The situation, in the poorest country on the continent, worsened even more after the assassination of President Jovenel Moise by a command that entered his residence without resistance in the early hours of July 7 last. (I)