Haitian gang were killed by police in Port-au-Prince after they launched an attack on the Pétionville neighborhood

Police and civilian self-defense groups killed 28 gang members in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince in an overnight operation, authorities said Tuesday, as the government seeks to regain some control of the city.

Armed gangs attacked a wealthy suburb of the capital, police say, as part of effort to bring down the government.

A powerful gang coalition has launched a fresh attack on Haiti’s capital, with gunmen targeting an upscale community in Port-au-Prince where they clashed with residents who fought side-by-side with po

More than two dozen gang members were killed by police and members of the public after residents in the country’s Pétion-Ville neighborhood woke up Tuesday to panic and armed bandits in their midst.

Officers stopped a truck carrying gang members in the wealthy suburb of Petion-Ville at about 2:00 am, while a bus ferrying gang members was intercepted in the city center, Haitian National Police spokesman Lionel Lazarre told AFP.