Gangs unleash new attack on Haiti's capital as police vow to hold them back

A powerful gang coalition launches new attacks in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, driving families from their homes as police vow to resist the gunmen. Heavy gunfire near the Oloffson Hotel prompts the evacuation of students from a Catholic school, while cries for help emerge for priests trapped in a church. Police seize weapons in Mirebalais and plan to combat gangs controlling 85% of the capital, as the U.N. warns of the risk of gang control and calls for reinforcements to address the ongoing violence and displacement in Haiti.

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