Haiti police have been mobilised to search for the prison escapees
Detainees have escaped from another prison in Haiti.
The latest prison break occurred north of the capital in the city of St. Marc, where the local business community has been calling for police reinforcement for days against ruthless gangs making inroads into the city.
A notice informing the public of the prison break was issued by the local St. Marc police station. It asks the public to report to the police any suspicious persons resembling escaped detainees and said the local police "are mobilised to search for the escapees".
Videos posted online show detainees climbing over a wall and others walking through a street accompanied by armed gang members.
There was also a cloud of black smoke billowing from the structure.
It remains unclear how many prisoners escaped and whether the incident is the result of a gang attack or an internal security breach.
This is the third prison break in Haiti in five months.
In early March, gangs raided the country's two largest prisons, the National Penitentiary and the civil prison in Croix-des-Bouquets, leading to the escape of more than 4,000 detainees.
Among the escapees were dangerous criminals including gang leaders, murderers and people indicted in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.
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