{"id":1994121,"date":"2023-08-08T10:55:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T14:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/united-states-closes-haiti-embassy-due-to-rapid-gunfire\/"},"modified":"2023-08-08T10:56:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T14:56:03","slug":"united-states-closes-haiti-embassy-due-to-rapid-gunfire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/united-states-closes-haiti-embassy-due-to-rapid-gunfire\/","title":{"rendered":"US shuts down Haiti embassy over &#8216;intense gunfire&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Funited-states-closes-haiti-embassy-due-to-rapid-gunfire%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1994121&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The United\u200b States Closes Embassy in Haiti\u200c Due to Security Concerns<\/h2>\n<p>The \u200cUnited States embassy \u2063in Haiti was forced to close its doors on August 8th due to escalating security \u2062threats. The decision came after reports of gunfire in the vicinity of the embassy, posing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/barcodes-bookbags-microsoft-teams-up-with-schools-to-create-covid-daily-pass-for-kids\/\" title=\"Barcodes &#038; Bookbags: Microsoft Teams Up With Schools To Create Covid \u2018Daily Pass\u2019 For Kids\">significant risk<\/a> to the safety of \u2064embassy personnel.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Embassy Closed and\u2063 Personnel Restricted<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;The Embassy is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vogue-magazine-help-freezing-texans-by-paying-for-their-travel-to-get-an-abortion\/\" title=\"Vogue Magazine: Help Freezing Texans By Paying For Their Travel To Get An Abortion\">closed today<\/a>. All personnel are restricted \u200bto Embassy compounds until further notice\u2063 due to gunfire in the vicinity of the Embassy,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>the U.S. State Department announced \u200din a \u2063statement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/united-states-closes-haiti-embassy-due-to-rapid-gunfire\/\" title=\"US shuts down Haiti embassy over 'intense gunfire'\">precautionary measure aims<\/a> to ensure the well-being \u200cof embassy \u200cstaff and visitors. Until further notice, all personnel are prohibited\u2063 from traveling between the compounds\u2062 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nascar-enlists-dogs-to-detect-covid-19\/\" title=\"Nascar Enlists Dogs To Detect Covid-19\">minimize exposure<\/a> to potential danger.<\/p>\n<p>The United\u2064 States \u200dremains\u2062 committed\u2062 to maintaining a\u200b strong diplomatic presence in\u200b Haiti and will closely monitor the \u200csituation to determine when \u200dit is safe to reopen the embassy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US shut down its Haiti embassy on Aug. 8 due to gunfire nearby. The State Department stated that all personnel are confined to the embassy compounds until further notice. 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