Spirit Airlines flight hit by gunfire while approaching Haiti's Port-au-Prince, Miami Herald reports (updated)
11/11/2024 18:14
(Updates with additional detail from Herald report)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Nov 11 (Reuters) - A Spirit Airlines
flight attempting to land in Haitian capital Port-au-Prince was
struck by gunfire on Monday, forcing it to be diverted to the
Dominican Republic, the Miami Herald reported.
A flight attendant was grazed by a bullet, the Herald
reported, citing a source. All flights in and out of the
Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince
have been halted, according to the Herald.
Spirit did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for
comment.
Photos circulating on social media, which Reuters was not
able to immediately verify, showed where a bullet hole had
pierced the belly of the plane.
Another unverified video, which appears to have been
taken by a Spirit employee, shows where another bullet had come
through near the back exit door to then strike the overhead bin
across the aisle.
(Reporting by Harold Isaac; Editing by Brendan O'Boyle)
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