Haiti violence: US announces charter flight as clashes continue

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Haiti violence: US announces charter flight as clashes continue

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Violence grips the streets of Port-au-Prince as police try to arrest gang leader "Barbecue".

Haiti violence: US announces charter flight as clashes continue

The US State Department has announced a charter flight for its citizens stranded in Haiti, as gang violence and hunger grip the impoverished country.

Police in the capital Port-au-Prince are trying to recapture areas held by notorious gang leader Jimmy Chérizier.

Chérizier, known as "Barbecue", has a stronghold in the Delmas neighbourhood and police are trying to arrest him.

On Saturday police spokesman Lionel Lazarre said several "bandits" had been killed in the operation.