At least 12 killed as gangs unleash fresh attacks in Haiti’s capital

Police stand guard outside the National Penitentiary in Port-au-Prince, Haiti (Odelyn Joseph/AP)

Gangs attacked two neighbourhoods in Haiti’s capital early on Monday in a rampage that left at least a dozen people dead in surrounding areas.

Gunmen looted homes in the communities of Laboule and Thomassin before sunrise, forcing residents to flee as some called radio stations pleading for police.