Haiti swears in transitional government in private ceremony amid violence in capital

Haiti swore in an internationally backed transitional government on Thursday, in a secret ceremony amid the threat of violence in the capital, Port-au-Prince. The announcement came as the former prime minister, Ariel Henry, released a statement saying he was resigning after being unable to return to the country because gangs had taken control of the capital city. Michel Patrick Boisvert, the interim prime minister, said the island nation was at a 'crossroads' and was facing a 'multidimensional political crisis'

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