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To: Recovering_Democrat

Miami Herald: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/haiti/article252616688.html

The assailants claimed to be agents with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, according to videos taken by people in the area of the president’s home. Moïse, 53, lives in Pelerin 5, a neighborhood just above the hills in the capital.

On the videos, someone with an American accent is heard saying in English over a speaker, “DEA operation. Everybody stand down. DEA operation. Everybody back up, stand down.”


26 posted on 07/07/2021 4:04:51 AM PDT by ameribbean expat (Don't blame others for the road you're on. That's your own asphalt.)
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To: ameribbean expat

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Sources said the assailants, one of whom spoke in English with an American accent, were not with the DEA.

“These were mercenaries,” a high-ranking Haitian government official said.

Residents report hearing high-powered rounds fired with precision, and seeing men dressed in black running through the neighborhoods. There are also reports of a grenade going off and drones being used.

The president’s death will throw Haiti into further into disarray. Moïse had faced mounting protests over his governance amid a deepening political and constitutional crisis, questions about his legitimacy and accusations that he used armed gangs to remain in power.


28 posted on 07/07/2021 4:06:08 AM PDT by ameribbean expat (Don't blame others for the road you're on. That's your own asphalt.)
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