Suspected gang members opened fire on journalists in Haiti's capital as they covered the attempted reopening of the country's largest hospital, according to a local radio station. The journalists were covering the event when the shooting occurred.
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Authorities had pledged to reopen the facility Tuesday. But as journalists gathered to cover the event, suspected gang members opened fire. Video posted online showed reporters inside the building and at least three lying on the floor, apparently wounded. The video could not be immediately verified. Johnson “Izo” André, a local gang leader and part of a gang coalition known as Viv Ansanm that has taken control of much ofLegendary drug lord Fabio Ochoa is deported to Colombia and walks free after 20 years in US prisonsvisited the Hospital of the State University of Haiti, more widely known as the General Hospital, in July after authorities regained control of it from gangs.
The hospital had been left ravaged and strewn with debris. Walls and nearby buildings were riddled with bullet holes, signaling fights between police and gangs. The hospital is across the street from the national palace, the scene of several battles in recent months.The health system faces additional challenges from the rainy season, which is likely to worsen conditions and increase the risk of water-borne diseases.
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