Gunmen target press conference at Haiti’s largest public hospital after street gangs forced its closure earlier this yearTwo reporters and a police officer were killed and others injured on Tuesday when armed men opened fire on a group of journalists who gathered for a government press conference scheduled to announce the reopening of Haiti’s largest public hospital.Street gangs forced the closure of the State University of Haiti hospital early this year and authorities had pledged to reopen the facility in the capital, Port-au-Prince, on Christmas Eve. But as journalists gathered to cover the event, the gunmen opened fire. Continue reading...
The main conceptual idea of the article is the escalating violence and instability in Haiti, exemplified by a deadly attack on a hospital reopening. Street gangs, who have taken control of large parts of Port-au-Prince, violently opposed the government's efforts to re-open the State University of Haiti Hospital, resulting in the deaths of two reporters and a police officer, underlining the dangers journalists and law enforcement face in the country.
