Gang coalition in Haiti spreads violence to Port-au-Prince neighborhood, setting houses on fire

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A coalition of gangs has stepped up attacks in an attempt to seize one of the few communities in Haiti’s capital not under the control of criminal groups. After a week of clashes with police in the Solino district of Port-au-Prince, members of the gang coalition Viv Ansanm attacked again, setting fire to several houses, as the national police union warned that the area was almost under control. from armed men. On Saturday morning, images from social media showed the neighborhood covered in smoke and flames. The attacks have displaced more than 10,000 people in the capital in just a week, according to a report released Thursday by the U.N. International Organization for Migration.