Haitian security officer caught on camera firing tear gas at journalists

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - MARCH 09: Tear gas canister fired by Haitian police hits journalist in the face, caught on camera on March 09, 2024 in Port-au-Prince. After the gang attacks on Port-au-Prince's main police station and the national palace, residents in the surrounding areas were compelled to evacuate and find shelter in other neighborhoods. Some neighborhoods' inhabitants erected barricades to thwart the gangs from entering their areas. The police unit securing the National Palace is relocating all individuals from the Champs de Mars near the National Palace. Haiti’s government extended on Thursday the nighttime curfew and state of emergency in the capital of Port-au-Prince for a month amid a wave of violence unleashed by armed groups. An initial three-day curfew was announced over the weekend, but gangs have continued attacking police stations and other official institutions, which has the police besieged and outnumbered to combat the armed gangs. According to official figures, a dozen police buildings have been attacked. The measure was adopted in the absence of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, whom the gangs seek to overthrow and who is in Puerto Rico after having signed a bilateral accord in Kenya to finalize details for the deployment of 1,000 police officers to retake control of the troubled Caribbean nation. The violence increased after Henry committed on Thursday last week to hold elections in August 2025. Since then, the gangs who claim to seek to remove him from power have increased their attacks. The US government has asked Prime Minister Henry to “move forward with elections. (Footage by Steven Aristil/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)