### [2021-07-9](/feed/2021/07/9/index.md)

##### Assassination of Jovenel Moïse
# Two Americans have been arrested in connection with the assassination of Haiti’s president. They were among 17 suspects detained in the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse by gunmen. 

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Two men believed to be Haitian Americans — one of them purportedly a former bodyguard at the Canadian Embassy in Port au Prince — have been arrested in connection with the assassination of Haiti’s president, Haitian officials said Thursday. 


### Sources:

1. [Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-caribbean-haiti-health-coronavirus-pandemic-bd1bc9e9e87247f1267d2c97c6ce94f4) [Image](https://storage.googleapis.com/afs-prod/media/d0c55fa39fa74ab48d5498298bd16099/3000.jpeg)

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