- July 7, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
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- Jovenel Moïse was killed by a group of assailants at his home early Wednesday morning.
- The government did not identify the perpetrators, but said they were speaking Spanish.
- The first lady was also injured by gunshot.
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The serving president of Haiti was assassinated at his home early Wednesday morning, the government said. He was 53.
Jovenel Moïse was killed in his private residence in Port-au-Prince around 1 a.m. local time Wednesday by a group of assailants, Haitian Prime Minister Claude Joseph said in a Wednesday statement. The first lady was also injured by gunshot, the statement said.
Joseph was now in charge of the country, Agence France-Presse reported.
Joseph’s statement did not identify the assailants, but said they were Spanish-speaking. The…
