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PUERTO PRÍNCIPE.- Dismissals, destroyed and burned business and violence left demonstrations registered in Haiti for the third consecutive day against the government's attempt to raise fuel prices .
This Sunday, the Haitian police tried to prevent hundreds of men and women from looting the burnt premises of the Delmas neighborhood and the residential area of Pétion Ville in search of 39, water, food and other goods. Although the few contingents of the police prevented the entry of people into some of the destroyed business dozens of people looted another trade in another area of Delmas, where most of supermarkets affected by violence. of them are totally burnt, according to what has been observed by the Associated Press Retailers.
Michelangelo Gedeon, chief executive of the police, said in a statement Sunday that he ordered the members of the institution to take all measures against "bandits who disturb the peace and security of the country ".
However, on Sunday blockades continued on the roads, where protesters used trees, piles of burnt tires, many of which continued to record dense columns of black smoke, as well as stones and garbage for block the roads.
Protests began Friday when the government announced a 38% increase to 51% in fuel prices under an agreement with the International Monetary Fund to reduce subsidies to hydrocarbons.
The measure is part of a package that includes better tax collection and greater investment in social services to alleviate the crisis affecting the poorest country in the world. ;Where is.
However, this Saturday, Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant and President Jovenel Moisela announced the suspension of the adjustment of hydrocarbon tariffs "to a new order" and condemned the acts of violence.
"You sent me the message and I received it.I corrected what needed to be corrected," said President Jovenel Moses in a message broadcast on several TV channels Saturday night.
After the announcement of the increase in fuel, dozens of people, many hooded attacked with stones the entrance of a hotel in the residential area of Pétion Ville and tried to get in, but the hotel security agents prevented them from entering.
This Sunday, the remains of burned cars were seen in front of the Best Western and Oasis hotels, and also near the offices of the telecommunications company Natcom. 19659012] The protesters also cremated new and used car dealerships.
In some cases, the police responded with tear gas to disperse the crowd
The bodies of four people were found Sunday morning in the streets of Delmas. The police had not determined whether they had died as a result of the protests. Three other people died on Friday as part of the protests.
The government did not estimate Sunday the amounts of economic damages and losses.
At the only gas station that operated on Sunday, hundreds of people lined up to get fuel.
The US Embassy has called on its citizens to stay in safe places and several airlines have canceled their flights from Port-au-Prince to the neighboring Dominican Republic and to the cities of the United States -United.
American Airlines, which has canceled 10 flights since Saturday, announced that three of its planes had departed Sunday with passengers from Port-au-Prince and Cap-Haitien to Miami and New York.
Dozens of people remained stranded at the airport of Puerto Príncip unable to return to their hotels or their homes because of the blockage of the streets and the lack of means of transport.
The international telephone and Internet service in Port-au-Prince was completely disrupted for several hours because of wiring faults and barricades on the streets that prevented technicians from reaching the site.
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With information from Reuters and AP
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