Haiti's top gang leader warns of 'civil war that will lead to genocide' unless prime minister steps down

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Jimmy 'Barbecue' Cherizier is a former police officer who is under U.N. sanctions for human rights abuses.

The U.N. Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Wednesday on violence-wracked Haiti, hours after a powerful Haitian gang leader warned that the chaos engulfing the capital Port-au-Prince will lead to civil war and 'genocide' unless Prime Minister Ariel Henry steps down.

'When we were about to board the plane, they realized that the plane had a bullet hole,' a 34-year-old Cuban passenger told AFP via WhatsApp, on condition of anonymity.Cherizier, who leads a group of gangs known as the 'G9 Family and Allies,' cites as a chief inspiration Francois 'Papa Doc' Duvalier, who ruled Haiti with ruthless brutality in the 1960s and 70s.

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