Haiti’s National Palace is under attack by armed men

This situation occurs after a few days of less violence by gangsa tense calm was broken this local morning when the clashes and shootings between the gangs and the Police returned with more force to the streets of the capital.

Today Champs de Mars was already the scene of shootings, forcing people to run in all directions to escape the gunshotsin addition to paralyzing activities in the area.

Also in the Pétion-Ville sector, in the hills of Port-au-Prince, four bodies were foundapparently riddled with gunshots.

This is a new increase in tension, within the escalation of violence that Haiti has been experiencing since the end of February with attacks by gangs on institutions, companies, private properties and prisonswith the consequent escape of some 3,600 prisoners, many of them members and leaders of armed groups.

Meanwhile, Haiti is waiting for the implementation of the Presidential Transition Council who must elect a prime minister and pave the way for presidential elections.

When this institution is up and running, the Haitian Prime Minister, Ariel Henrywho is outside the country, will leave power, as he himself announced in the early hours of March 12.