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Two Haitian Police Killed After Weaponized Drone Explodes at Kenscoff SWAT Base

The mishap comes during a government drone campaign supported by Erik Prince’s Vectus Global.

Police officers are seen patrolling in the Kenscoff neighbourhood, in Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince, earlier this month. Haitian officials say two officers were killed in a mishap involving an explosive drone, at a base in Kenscoff on Tuesday evening.

Overview

  • Authorities said residents found the explosive-laden drone in Kenscoff and brought it to a nearby SWAT base, where it detonated and killed two officers.
  • The prime minister’s office reported two officers were seriously injured, while several sources cited by the Miami Herald said six were hurt.
  • Accounts of how the device exploded differ, including claims of lost operator contact in poor weather and a detonation during an attempt to remove the battery.
  • Haiti’s national police opened an investigation, and transitional council member Fritz Alphonse Jean pledged a thorough review of the incident.
  • A prime minister-directed task force has used kamikaze drones against gangs since March in the strategic Kenscoff area, and rights groups note 29 police deaths so far this year.