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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Michelle Del Rey and Maroosha Muzaffar

Spirit Airlines flight hit by gunfire as it was trying to land in Haiti

A Spirit Airlines flight attendant was injured after an aircraft was struck by several rounds of gunfire while trying to land in Haiti.

Flight 951 departed for Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince from Fort Lauderdale, Florida around 9 a.m. on Monday, according to FlightAware. As the plane went to touch down on the tarmac, it came under gang gunfire, a source at the US Embassy in Port-au-Prince told The Independent.

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