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| Spirit Airlines plane shot at while attempting to land in Haiti |
| 2024-11-12 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The plane of the American airline Spirit Airlines was shot at while trying to land at the airport of Port-au-Prince in Haiti. This was reported on November 11 by the Miami Herald newspaper. A Spirit Airlines flight from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was shot at while attempting to land in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. At least one person was injured. A crew member and a flight attendant were wounded. No one was hurt among the passengers. It is noted that the plane was redirected to the Dominican Republic, where the aircraft landed safely at Santiago airport. The inspection revealed "evidence of damage to the aircraft consistent with gunfire," the material specifies. The plane has been temporarily taken out of service. Following the incident, the airline cancelled all flights to Haiti scheduled for November 12. Earlier, Regnum reported that the Gran Grif gang killed at least 70 people in one day in Haiti, including three babies, and forced more than 6,000 people to flee the city of Port-Sande. The gang's attack was called the most brutal crime in recent years in Haiti, where crime is rampant. A spokesman for the Haitian National Police said that security forces have now arrived at the scene to contain the situation. The security and humanitarian situation in Haiti has deteriorated sharply since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in 2021 and the subsequent earthquake. The country has been engulfed in a power struggle between criminal groups, accompanied by murders and kidnappings. Related: Port-au-Prince: 2024-10-26 Haiti: Gangs Open Fire on U.N. Helicopter, Forcing It to Land in Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince: 2024-10-25 Situation in Haiti worsens amid ‘acute violence' as UN support mission falters under gang violence Port-au-Prince: 2024-10-05 At least 70 people killed in gang attack on Haitian town: UN |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #4 If you are traveling to Haiti..... And you're on Spirit Air, it's bad all around for you. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2024-11-12 15:10 |
| #3 If you are traveling to Haiti, you have already made a mistake. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2024-11-12 12:44 |
| #2 If the natives only have bows & arrows, shooting at planes is not that big a problem. Once you give them guns however, the game changes. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2024-11-12 11:41 |
| #1 JetBlue plane comes under gunfire while taking off from Haiti hours after attack on Spirit Airlines... |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-11-12 10:59 |