BBC:
The headquarters of one of Haiti’s largest crime gangs has been destroyed by El Salvador’s military, the Salvadoran president has said.
The infamous 400 Mawozo gang, which is known for kidnappings and intimidation tactics, was targeted in a ground and air attack at a complex on the outskirts of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince.
It is El Salvador’s first military action on a Haitian target since it deployed more than 2,000 soldiers there last month, as part of a mission to rescue four missing Salvadoran technicians.
Haiti has been plagued by gang violence for years, with heavily armed groups controlling large parts of the capital, and beyond.
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele announced the news on X, boasting that most of the gang members fled without trying to fight.
“We destroyed the house of [gang leader] Lanmò San Jou and the 400 Mawozo gang’s headquarters,” he wrote on Tuesday.
The post was accompanied by video of several helicopters firing on a large complex, reportedly in the suburb of Croix-des-Bouquets, the gang’s stronghold.
As the helicopters circle above, dozens of people can be seen running out of the property, fleeing the strikes.
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