Protests flare up in Haiti, still reeling from president's killing
Nearly all the gas stations in Port-au-Prince were closed and long lines formed outside the few that were still operating, with residents blaming both the criminal gangs that control key supply routes as well as opportunistic black market fuel sellers paralyzing distribution into Haiti's biggest city.
The killing came amid a surge in gang violence in recent months that has displaced thousands and hampered economic activity in what is already the poorest country in the Americas. At the justice ministry where Herard is to be questioned, graffiti spray-painted on the wall declared, 'We reject the power of the gangs.'
Outside the national palace, a small crowd gathered at a makeshift memorial with flower arrangements, rows of white candles and a Haitian flag at half mast in front of a large photograph of Moise. Rodrigue listed organizing democratic elections and the government's ability to meet Haiti's socio-economic needs as challenges facing the nation.
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