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Haiti arrests 5 police officers and 2 other suspects over deadly fortress stampede
The government will pay funeral costs and observe three days of mourning after the crush at Citadelle Laferrière left 25 people dead.
- Haitian authorities arrested seven suspects, including five police officers, following a fatal stampede that killed at least 25 people at La Citadelle fortress in Milot on Saturday.
- Milot Mayor Wesner Joseph told Magik9 radio his administration was unaware of the event, which organizers promoted via TikTok and loudspeakers more than a week before it occurred.
- Participants paid nearly $8 to attend, with promoters urging attendees to arrive by 10 a.m., emphasizing: "You have to hurry to make sure you're in the line."
- Among the seven detained are two employees of the Institute for the Preservation of National Heritage; 30 people remained hospitalized on Sunday with injuries from the stampede.
- Police continue to investigate the incident, though it remains unclear what triggered the stampede or whether the seven detainees will face formal charges.
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Five police officers arrested in connection with fatal Haiti heritage site stampede
Haitian National Police on Monday announced the arrest of five people and two employees of the Institute for the Safeguarding of National Heritage (ISPAN) involved in a stampede at the Citadelle Laferrière. The incident at the mountaintop heritage site was reportedly a result of “severe overcrowding, linked in particular to deficiencies in crowd management measures” which “triggered a stampede.” The Haitian National Police announced that it open…
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The seven individuals arrested are five local municipal police officers and two employees of the Institute for the Protection of National Heritage.
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