The funeral of assassinated Haitian president Jovenel Moïse on Friday was disrupted by shots fired nearby and riot gas used on protesters, prompting a high-level US delegation to abruptly leave and other dignitaries to duck into vehicles for safety.
There were no immediate reports of injuries among protesters or authorities on Friday, and no indications any guests at the funeral were in danger. Reuters witnesses smelled the gas and heard detonations they believed to be shots outside the site of the service. US officials arrive for for the funeral of slain President Jovenel Mose on 23 July, 2021, in Cap-Haitien, Haiti."The presidential delegation is safe and accounted for in light of the reported shootings outside of the funeral," White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters.
The service went ahead, with speeches by family members, but it was punctuated by angry shouts by supporters accusing authorities of responsibility for his death. Their words were sometimes drowned out by loud swells of taped somber church music. "Why do you have all this security, where were the police on the day of the president's assassination?" one protester said. The protests by supporters of Mr Moïse have convulsed Cap-Haitien, the slain leader's hometown, for three days.
She said the system was stacked against him, citing powerful business interests seen in the country as a defacto oligarchy, without giving details. Joverlain Moise, Jomarlie Moise and Martine Mose attend the funeral of slain Haitian President Jovenel Mose, on 23 July, 2021, in Cap-Haitien, Haiti.
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