Trois personnes dont un jeune couple de missionnaires américains ont été abattues jeudi soir par des gangs a indiqué l’organisation Missions in Haiti sur le réseau social Facebook. One of the victims is also the director of the organization. After the announcement, the White House called for the rapid deployment of an international force to Haiti.
The three victims of gang violence belonged to the organization Missions in Haiti Inc. Their deaths were announced on the organization’s Facebook page.
My heart is broken into a thousand pieces (…). Most of you know that my daughter and son-in-law Davy and Natalie Lloyd are full-time missionaries in Haiti. They were attacked by gangs this evening and were both killed.
The third victim was identified by US media as Jude Montis, a director of the organization. Dans une publication précédente, Missions in Haiti avait tiré la sonnette d’alarme, affirmant que les victimes avaient été attaquées par un gang, “Three vehicles full of men”.
After the announcement, the White House called to quickly deploy an international force in Haiti.
“The security situation in Haiti cannot wait”judged a spokesman for the National Security Council of the American Executive on Friday, adding: “Our thoughts are with the families of those killed.”
The Caribbean country, strangled by gang violence, is going through a serious security, political and economic crisis. Une mission menée par le Kenya, soutenue par l’ONU et dans laquelle les Etats-Unis sont logistiquement très impliqués, est attendue pour épauler la police haïtienne dans la lutte contre les bandes armées qui terrorisent la population et contrôlent en grande partie la capitale Port -au-Prince.