Haitian politicians seek coalition in bid to end gang violence

Gang members pose for a photo in Haiti (Odelyn Joseph/AP)

Haitian politicians are bidding to form a coalition that could lead the country out of the gang violence that has closed the main airport and prevented embattled Prime Minister Ariel Henry from returning home.

Haiti remained largely paralysed on Wednesday, with schools and businesses still closed amid heavy gunfire blamed on the gangs that control an estimated 80% of the capital, Port-au-Prince.