Pope Francis sends condolences to Haiti over assassination of president

Authorities said that during the gunbattle, police killed four suspects, detained two others and freed three officers being held hostage

Photographed through the windshield, a vehicle leaves the entrance to the residence of late Haitian President Jovenel Moise in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Picture: Joseph Odelyn/AP

Pope Francis sent his condolences to Haiti following what he said was the “heinous assassination” of President Jovenal Moise.

Francis, who is recovering at a Rome hospital from intestinal surgery, condemned “all forms of violence as a means of resolving crises and conflicts”, according to a telegram signed by the Vatican secretary of state