Hundreds of prisoners escape after armed gangs storm Haiti’s main prison

A man with his face covered calls on demonstrators to stop during a protest against prime minister Ariel Henry’s government and insecurity, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Photo: Reuters

Evens Sanson

At least three people have been killed and hundreds of inmates have fled Haiti’s main prison after armed gangs stormed the facility overnight.

The jailbreak marks a new low in Haiti’s downward spiral of violence and comes as gangs assert greater control on the capital while the embattled prime minister Ariel Henry is abroad trying to win support for a United Nations-backed security force to stabilise the country.