Haitian authorities say 28 alleged gang members killed by police, residents

The Haitian National Police have reported that state security forces and armed residents killed 28 alleged gang members in the latest clashes in the capital city of Port-au-Prince. A Tuesday attack targeting the upscale suburb of Petion-Ville overlooking the capital had been announced over social media by Jimmy Cherizier, a former elite police officer turned leader of the powerful gang coalition calling itself Viv Ansanm (Haitian Creole for “Living Together”). This escalation coincides with a United Nations Security Council meeting to deliberate on a proposal to transition the Multinational Security Support mission into a formal UN peacekeeping operation. Meanwhile, the situation has deteriorated to such an extent that Doctors Without Borders has suspended its activities in the country following a series of threats from Haitian police. Al Jazeera’s Teresa Bo reports. Diana Arroyo is Haiti's Head of Mission for the Doctors without Borders team. She joins us live from Port-au-Prince to discuss the latest updates. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Haiti #JimmyCherizier #VivAnsanm #PetionVille #BwaKale #PortAuPrince #UnitedNations #HaitiViolence #HaitiUnrest #HaitiGangs #HaitiGangViolence #HaitiPoliticalCrisis #AlJazeeraEnglish