HAITI’S PRESIDENT REPORTEDLY KILLED AFTER ARMED MEN STORMED HIS HOME

Haiti’s interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph said unidentified armed men killed President Jovenel Moïse after storming his Port-au-Prince residence at 1:00 am local time.

The First Lady was also reportedly injured in the attack.

The BBC quoted Joseph saying that “all measures had been taken to guarantee the continuance of the state”.

Jovenel Moïse, 53, had been in power since February 2017, after his predecessor, Michel Martelly, stepped down.

There were widespread protests in the capital and other cities earlier this year, as people demanded his resignation.

Haiti’s opposition said Moïse’s five-year term should have ended February 7, 2021, five years to the day since Mr Martelly stepped down.

Mr Moïse, however, insisted he had one more year to serve as he did not take office until February 7, 2017.