Original title: Gunshots at the funeral of the assassinated President of Haiti: U.S. officials rushed out of the scene and guests fled
Overseas Network, July 24. The funeral of the assassinated President Moise of Haiti was held on Friday (23rd) local time in his hometown of Cape Haiti. Many foreign media reported that the funeral was interrupted by gunshots outside the venue and the situation was chaotic. The American delegation attending the funeral had to leave early.
According to Reuters, NBC reports and other media reports, people protesting outside the compound where the funeral was held and police broke out in fierce clashes. The police released tear gas and gunshots were heard at the scene. The guests attending the funeral, including the US delegation led by Thomas Greenfield, the US ambassador to the United Nations, fled and hid in their cars. It is not clear whether the conflict resulted in casualties.
Protests erupted near Moiz’s funeral.According to reports, Thomas Greenfield ended his visit to Haiti ahead of schedule because of this scene at the funeral. She and the delegation have safely left the country and returned to the United States. The report pointed out that this shows that the situation in Haiti is still in a high degree of chaos.
Protests erupted near Moiz’s funeral.Haitian President Moise was killed at home in the early morning of July 7. He was 53 years old. His wife, Mattie Moise, was also seriously injured and was sent to the Miami Hospital of the United States for treatment and returned to China. She attended the funeral of Moise on the 23rd. Up to now, the Haitian police have arrested more than 20 people, most of them Colombians. The police said that the case was carried out by Haitians colluding with foreigners and the planners had political ambitions. (Overseas Net Yao Kaihong)
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