The hunt for Barbecue: Explosive drones level houses of Haiti’s top warlord
Former police officer Jimmy "Barbecue" Cherizier, and leader of an alliance of armed groups, speaks to a news outlet on a mobile phone during a news conference, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 11, 2024.
Haitian security forces on Wednesday bombed three houses belonging to top gang leader Jimmy "Barbecue" Cherizier, local outlet Gazette Haiti reported on Wednesday, after unverified footage showed a large explosion in the capital, Port-au-Prince.
The footage shared earlier online showed a large explosion destroying at least one building and affecting nearby houses, with a large smoke cloud released into the air. It was not immediately clear if anyone was killed, injured, or arrested in the operation.
