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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Brian Ellsworth

Haiti to seek a foreign police force to combat gangs, official says

FILE PHOTO: People crowd around a petrol station after a group of Haitian gangs temporarily lifted a blockade leading to fuel shortages, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti November 14, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol/File Photo

Haiti has decided to ask the international community to provide a special police force to help with a humanitarian crisis caused by a blockade of the country's main fuel port which has led to crippling shortages, a Haitian official said on Friday.

Haiti has ground to a halt since a coalition of gangs blocked the Varreux fuel terminal last month. The lack of gas and diesel has crippled transportation and forced businesses and hospitals to halt operations.

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