Journalist's killing fuels ire of Haiti protesters


  • World
  • Saturday, 12 Oct 2019

People run during a protest to demand the resignation of Haitian president Jovenel Moise, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti October 11, 2019. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - The killing of a journalist who had closely covered Haiti's political and economic crisis fuelled the anger of protesters on Friday, as they clashed with police and pressed calls for the president of the impoverished nation to resign.

Nehemie Joseph was found dead in his car with several gunshot wounds to the head late on Thursday, according to his media outlet Radio Mega.

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