Pictures had been fired on US embassy automobiles in Haiti on Monday in an assault that additionally affected the Haitian police and business automobiles, an embassy spokesperson mentioned.

“No embassy personnel had been injured,” Data Officer Kathryn Edwards mentioned in a press release. “One Haitian business driver accompanying the convoy was injured. Nevertheless, the accidents aren’t life threatening.”

The assertion didn’t determine the attackers. Gang violence has been rife within the Caribbean nation, and one native media report attributed the assault to the 400 Mawozo gang, which kidnapped a gaggle of US and Canadian missionaries in 2021.

The US State Division didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.

Consulted concerning the report, Haitian authorities spokesperson Jean-Junior Joseph mentioned the knowledge was correct.

The Haitian Nationwide Police this month took again management of the Varreux gasoline terminal that for six weeks had been blocked by the G9 gang coalition, creating gasoline shortages that triggered a humanitarian disaster.

Gasoline has slowly begun returning to stations since then.