Haiti President Assassinated

The President of Haiti has been assassinated, the Interim Prime Minister announced in a statement this morning.

Claude Joseph said that a group of individuals stormed the private residence of President Jovenel Moise and shot him dead.It has been reported that the President was killed at 1am and the first lady, Martine Moïse, was also injured in the attack.

The prime minister’s statement said: “A group of individuals who have not been identified, some of whom were speaking Spanish, attacked the private residence of the President of the Republic and fatally injured the Head of State.”

The president was 53-years-old.

In February, opposition politicians nominated their own president in an effort to drive out Moise whose five-year term had expired.