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The government of the Caribbean state is hoping for support from foreign soldiers after the presidential assassination in Port-au-Prince. The US reacts dismissively. A representative of the Haitian government has requested US and UN troops to secure strategically important locations after the assassination of President Jovenel Moise. "We made this request during a conversation with the US Secretary of State and the United Nations," said Electoral Minister Mathias Pierre. The soldiers were to be used, among other things, to secure the ports and the airport. Interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph confirmed the request. "We definitely need support and we have asked our international partners for help." His government hopes that the allies could help the national police bring the situation under control and stabilize the country. The State Department and the Pentagon both confirmed receipt of a request for "security and investigative assistance" and stated that ...

After the assassination of the Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, chaos threatens the Caribbean country. The country has been in a deep political crisis for years. Following the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, four suspects were killed and two others were arrested. Police chief Léon Charles announced this on television. Three police officers have been captured in the meantime, but have since been released. Further details about the manhunt were initially not known.  After the fatal assassination attempt on Haiti's president, the government initially announced the arrest of suspects. The "alleged murderers" were caught by the police on Wednesday evening (local time), wrote Deputy Communications Minister Frantz Exantus on Twitter. Well-trained and heavily armed group Strangers had entered the Jovenel Moïses residence on Wednesday night and shot him. His wife Martine Moïse was injured in the attack on the outskirts of the capital Port-au-Prince , said the for...