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In pictures: Haiti capital’s streets blocked as protests spread – [IMAGES]

(UTV|Haiti) – Anti-government protesters barricaded key streets in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, on Monday.

The blockades came a day after police demanding better working conditions attacked the army headquarters in the city.

The government of President Jovenel Moïse called the attack “a coup attempt” and the armed forces spoke of a “war situation”.

At least two people died in Sunday’s clashes.

On Monday, protesters scattered bricks, burning tyres and overturned ice-cream carts on the streets leading to the home of President Moïse, whose resignation they demand.

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Protesters block the streets leading to the house of the President of Haiti, Jovenel Moise, during a new day of protests in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 24 February 2020

Protesters block the streets leading to the house of the President of Haiti, Jovenel Moise, during a new day of protests in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 24 February 2020.

Demonstrators build barricades during a protest in Port-au-Prince, Haiti February 24, 2020.

Armed men take cover during clashes in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 23 February 2020.A masked man in a Haitian National Police uniform crawls on the ground during a shooting in Champ de Mars, Port-au-Prince, Haiti February 23, 2020

Protesters and masked men in Haitian National Police uniforms run away during a shooting in Champ de Mars, Port-au-Prince, Haiti February 23, 2020.

 

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