Gunmen slay leader of major political party in Haiti

By Agence France-Presse

Oct 31, 2022 12:01 am

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: The leader of one of the main political parties of Haiti was assassinated in a suburb of the capital, a spokesman for the party said Saturday (Sunday in Manila), in the latest such attack in the crisis-hit Caribbean nation.

Eric Jean Baptiste, secretary-general of the Rally of Progressive National Democrats (RDNP) and a former presidential candidate, was shot dead Friday evening, party spokesman Ricardo Nordin told Agence France-Presse (AFP).

Haitians work in Port-au-Prince on Oct. 29, 2022 (October 30 in Manila), one day after gunmen assassinated former presidential candidate Eric Jean Baptiste, secretary-general of the Rally of Progressive National Democrats. AFP PHOTO

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