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Haiti’s government has declared a 72-hour state of emergency and a nighttime curfew in the capital and surrounding areas over a mass prison escape, according to BBC. The state of emergency in the country was declared after armed gangs stormed a major capital prison in Port-au-Prince, killing at least 12 people and releasing around 4000 inmates. The leaders of the groups are demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who is currently outside the country. He has traveled to Nairobi to discuss the deployment of multinational security forces to Haiti under Kenya’s leadership. A gover…

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