(Tribune News Service) — An armed gang opened fire on an armored U.S. Embassy van in Port-au-Prince on Monday, wounding an employee, sources confirmed to the Miami Herald.

The United States is one of the largest aid providers and it is vital that we work constructively to jointly shape a strategic path forward.”

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Share articleKey Biscayne Police arrested a Miami homeless man Jan. 14 and accused of stealing an electric rental bike, carrying stolen items from the local pharmacy and possessing an identity card that didn’t belong to him.

The latest attacks occurred a day after gangs shot up an armored vehicle belonging to the U.S. Embassy in Haiti.

Haiti’s gangs caused thousands of deaths and the displacement of over a million people in the past year, according to the UN, highlighting the extreme humanitarian consequences of their increasing control over the country.

Francisco de Miranda, considered to be the precursor of Venezuela’s independence, stitched the country’s first flag in Jacmel and set sail from the port city. A decade later, South American liberator Simón Bolívar launched his successful movement from Jacmel’s shores.

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