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Agence France-Presse

Haiti has charged several Americans and other foreign nationals with criminal conspiracy after their arrest with assault rifles and other weapons, the national police said.
The group was detained in central Port-au-Prince on Sunday evening and includes five Americans, a Serb, a Russian and a Haitian, police said.

They gave no indication about the motives of the group and said interrogations will continue.
The arrests came 10 days after protests began against corruption and poverty in the Caribbean nation. At least seven people have died during demonstrations demanding the removal of President Jovenel Moise.
Police said the men were detained at a checkpoint near the central bank.
They are also charged with illegal possession of weapons for allegedly having with them six assault rifles, six pistols, ammunition, bullet proof vests, drones, telecommunications gear and two vehicles.
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Canada, one of Haiti’s largest international donors, on Thursday temporarily closed its embassy because of “the current volatility”, while the State Department in Washington ordered the departure of all “non-emergency US personnel”.


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Americans among armed foreigners charged in Haiti ‘conspiracy’

A man holds a weapon next to burning barricades during anti-government protests in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on February 17, 2019. Photo: Reuters

TOPSHOT - A tire placed by a small group of demonstrators burns on a street in the commune of Petion Ville in the Haitan capital Port-au-Prince, on February 17, 2019. - The government presented a package of economic measures to try to calm the political crisis. Among these measures, the government announced its objective of reducing the price of rice by 30 percent. Since February 7th, at least seven people have died as Haiti has been plunged into political crisis, with everyday life paralyzed by protests and barricades in the largest towns. Due to the protests and blockades of streets, many water sale deposits and gas stations suffer of shortages, since they have not been supplied by the trucks that distribute it. (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL / AFP)

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Men also charged with illegal possession of weapons for allegedly having rifles, pistols, ammunition, bullet proof vests, drones and telecommunications gear


Men also charged with illegal possession of weapons for allegedly having rifles, pistols, ammunition, bullet proof vests, drones and telecommunications gear.


Americans among armed foreigners charged in Haiti ‘conspiracy’

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Men also charged with illegal possession of weapons for allegedly having rifles, pistols, ammunition, bullet proof vests, drones and telecommunications gear