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Haiti: Police officers among seven arrested over deadly stampede

BBC News · · 369 words · By Kathryn Armstrong
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“Seven people have been arrested in connection with a deadly stampede at a popular tourist destination in Haiti”
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Multiple web search results confirm that seven people were arrested in connection with a deadly stampede at a tourist destination in Haiti.
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web search NEUTRAL — Seven people have been arrested in connection with a deadly stampede at a popular tourist destination in Haiti, the country's national police force says.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy811062y5yo
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web search NEUTRAL — The stampede took place at the Citadelle Laferrière, a large 19th-century fortress in northern Haiti. Despite security threats elsewhere in the country, the region surrounding the fortress is consider…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/world/americas/haiti-stam…
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web search NEUTRAL — PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A stampede at a mountaintop fortress popular with tourists in northern Haiti has killed at least 25 people and injured dozens of others, authorities said, revising an earlier, …
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/13/g-s1-117209/a-stampede-at-a-h…
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“The incident took place on Saturday during an annual cultural festivity at the Laferrière Citadel, a Unesco World Heritage site in northern Haiti.”
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Multiple sources confirm the incident occurred on Saturday during a cultural festivity at the Laferrière Citadel, a UNESCO World Heritage site in northern Haiti.
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web search NEUTRAL — The incident took place on Saturday during an annual cultural festivity at the Laferrière Citadel, a Unesco World Heritage site in northern Haiti.The deadly stampede comes as Haiti grapples with wides…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy811062y5yo
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web search NEUTRAL — The incident took place on Saturday during an annual cultural festivity at the Laferrière Citadel, a Unesco World Heritage site in northern Haiti.The deadly stampede comes as Haiti grapples with wides…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy811062y5yo
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web search NEUTRAL — The stampede occurred in northern Haiti during celebrations at the site, popular with local tourists. Local media, citing Haitian authorities, reported that dozens were injured, while civil protection…
https://gulfnews.com/world/americas/30-killed-in-stampede-at…
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“The authorities initially reported that 30 people had been killed but this number has been revised down to 25.”
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Wikipedia and multiple news reports confirm the death toll was initially reported as 30 but revised down to 25.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Citadelle Laferrière (French pronunciation: [sitadɛl lafɛʁjɛʁ]; Haitian Creole: Sitadèl-Laferyè), commonly known as La Citadelle (English: "The Citadel"), is a large early-19th-century fortress lo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citadelle_Laferrière
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 11 April 2026, a crowd surge during an annual event celebrating Haitian Independence Day near the entrance of the historical fortress and World Heritage Site Citadelle Laferrière killed at least 25…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citadelle_Laferrière_crowd_cru…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Henri Christophe (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi kʁistɔf]; 6 October 1767 – 8 October 1820) was a key leader in the Haitian Revolution and the only monarch of the Kingdom of Haiti. Born in the British Ca…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Christophe
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“Those arrested include five local police officers and two employees of the country's National Heritage Preservation Institute (ISPAN)”
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Web search results specify that the seven arrested include five security agents/police and two employees of ISPAN.
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web search NEUTRAL — A police officer (also called policeman or policewoman, cop, officer or constable) is a warranted law employee of a police force.Police officers may be sworn to an oath, and have the power to arrest p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_officer
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web search NEUTRAL — Police have arrested five town hall security agents and two ISPAN employees as part of the investigation into the Citadelle Laferrière tragedy, according to an April 13 note from Haitian National Poli…
https://url-media.com/seven-arrested-in-citadelle-stampede-r…
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web search NEUTRAL — Five police officers from the stock theft unit in Ladybrand and two farmers in Bloemfontein have been arrested by the Hawks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LefJg87obFU
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“Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé said on Saturday that the stampede happened "during a tourist event attended by many young people" at the site, in the town of Milot.”
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BBC, Sky News, and other web sources confirm Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé's statement regarding the event in Milot attended by young people.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alix Didier Fils-Aimé (Haitian Creole pronunciation: [aliks didje fis eme]; born 14 November 1971) is a Haitian businessman and politician who has served as the acting prime minister of Haiti since 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alix_Didier_Fils-Aimé
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Laurent Saint-Cyr (French pronunciation: [lɔʁɑ̃ sɛ̃ siʁ]) is a Haitian politician and businessman who served as the 4th and final Chairman of the Transitional Presidential Council of Haiti from 7 Augu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurent_Saint-Cyr
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The prime minister of Haiti (French: Premier ministre d'Haïti, Haitian Creole: Premye Minis Ayiti) is the head of government of Haiti. The office was created under the Constitution of 1987; previously…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Haiti
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“three days of national mourning for the victims would begin on Tuesday.”
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Wikipedia and multiple news sources (AOL, Softwhere) confirm the declaration of three days of national mourning starting on Tuesday (April 14).
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web search NEUTRAL — Fils-Aimé also declared three days of national mourning for the victims of the disaster, starting on 14 April.[1] A director of the Institut de Sauvegarde du Patrimoine National (INSPAN) and a directo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citadelle_Laferrière_crowd_cru…
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web search NEUTRAL — PORT-AU-PRINCE, April 12 (Reuters) - Haiti declared three days of national mourning on Sunday, a day after a deadly stampede killed 25 people during an annual celebration thronged by students and visi…
https://www.aol.com/articles/haiti-declares-three-days-natio…
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web search NEUTRAL — Haiti is grieving again. The government just declared three days of national mourning following a horrific stampede that left 25 people dead.
https://softwhere.com.co/haiti-mourns-massive-stampede-claim…
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“Milot Mayor Wesner Joseph told the Magik9 radio station on Monday that his administration was not aware of any activity planned at the citadel on Saturday”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Milot Mayor Wesner Joseph told Magik9 radio that his administration was unaware of planned activities.
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web search NEUTRAL — Milot Mayor Wesner Joseph told Magik9 radio station that his administration was not aware of any activity planned at the fortress, Citadelle Laferriere, when the stampede occurred on Saturday.
https://www.dw.com/en/haiti-several-police-arrested-over-sta…
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web search NEUTRAL — Milot Mayor Wesner Joseph told the Magik9 radio station on Monday that his administration was not aware of any activity planned at the citadel on Saturday, and that they had later found out that a loc…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy811062y5yo
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web search NEUTRAL — Milot Mayor Wesner Joseph told the Magik9 radio station on Monday that his administration was not aware of any activity planned at the citadel on Saturday, and that they had later found out that a loc…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy811062y5yo
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“they had later found out that a local DJ had invited people there via TikTok.”
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Multiple reports of Mayor Wesner Joseph's interview mention that they later found out a local DJ had invited people via TikTok.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 11 April 2026, a crowd surge during an annual event celebrating Haitian Independence Day near the entrance of the historical fortress and World Heritage Site Citadelle Laferrière killed at least 25…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citadelle_Laferrière_crowd_cru…
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“one of the site's two entrances had been closed so that local security officials could collect visitors' fees.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the closure of one of the two entrances for fee collection.
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“gunshots were fired into the air and teargas was used”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the use of gunshots or teargas during the event.
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“Citadelle Laferrière, also known as Citadelle Henry, was built by revolutionary Henri Christophe shortly after Haiti gained independence from France.”
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“The stronghold took more than a decade to construct”
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