“The US Embassy in Haiti remains open.
The increase in gang violence in the vicinity of the US Embassy and near the airport led to the State Department’s decision to organize the departure of additional embassy personnel,” follows from the statement of the diplomatic mission.
Earlier it was reported that armed men attacked several government buildings in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, including the presidential palace.
The Pentagon said that the United States has not yet made a decision on the transfer of American Marines to the region.
The Haitian authorities have introduced a state of emergency and a curfew in the capital.