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Haiti police bolster security around palace ahead of transition

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Armed gang members walk through the streets near the presidential palace as a transition council meant to usher in a new government, is set to be sworn in at the palace, though a date has yet to be confirmed, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti April 23, 2024. [Reuters]

Haitian police deployed tear gas to move people back from a security perimeter around the National Palace while soldiers gripping rifles patrolled the international airport's diplomatic entrance on Tuesday, ahead of a planned change of government.

The palace has come under repeated fire from gangs that have paralyzed the capital, Port-au-Prince.

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