Haiti police say Port-au-Prince city centre ‘at war’ in latest gang attacks

A demonstrator holds up an Haitian flag during protests demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry in Port-au-Prince, Haiti (AP)

Haitian police were overwhelmed by a series of co-ordinated violent attacks by gang members across the capital in which four officers were killed, a spokesman for the national force has said.

The attacks on Thursday in Port-au-Prince were led by gunmen who opened fire on targets including Haiti’s international airport and seized control of two police stations, prompting people to flee communities in fear as schools and businesses closed.