According to authorities, six people were killed on Saturday, 24 November, at the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic following a heated argument. Haitian police inspector, Harry Deny, said that four customs officers and two civilians died in the town of Malpasse. He explained the incident began when a customs officer shot a person who tried to cross the border from the Dominican Republic with merchandise without stopping. A group of people then retaliated against the officers and burned them to death as they tried to take refuge inside a police station.
Then the Dominican authorities had to give protection to a group of eight Haitian police officers who were fleeing from the mob after the killings and crossed the border at Jimani to safety. They were handed over to the Haitian consul in Barahona, Jean Alex Luphoil. The killings came as Haiti faced a seventh day of protests that have shuttered schools and government offices.
Demonstrators are demanding that President Jovenel Moise resign for not investigating allegations of corruption in the previous government over Petrocaribe, a Venezuelan-subsidized energy program.
At least 11 people have died during protests that have spiraled out of control.
As reported, at the border in Malpasse there is currently a tense calm with no transport crossing in either direction and almost all of the businesses are closed. In addition Caribe Tours buses are not running to Haiti.
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27 November 2018
