Haiti swears in new PM as gangs shoot at flight landing at airport

Police officers patrol an area during an exchange of gunfire between gangs and police in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Nov. 11, 2024. Journalists take cover from the exchange of gunfire between gangs and police in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Nov. 11, 2024.

Haiti’s international airport shut down temporarily Monday after gangs opened fire at a Spirit Airlines flight landing in Port-Au-Prince, the U.S. State Department and the airline said. The latest violence came as a new prime minister was sworn in.