More than 300 diplomats, including personnel from the European Union, World Bank, and International Monetary Fund evacuated, with US announcing it is airlifting its citizens through helicopter sorties.
Haiti's neighbouring countries have bolstered their border security, and embassies have been evacuating foreign nationals.
Le Nouvelliste reported at least 15 people had been killed in attacks around the suburb, the site of several upscale hotels, as well as around a dozen embassies, and said armed men had carried out attacks east of the city. A presidential transition council has been brokered by international leaders, but its makeup remains unclear.
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