Violence is intensifying in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince this week, which saw a United Nations helicopter hit by gunfire and two gangs apparently target US embassy vehicles.

The United States maintains its strong condemnation against ongoing gang violence aimed at destabilizing Haiti’s government and jeopardizing a future of peace and security for the Haitian people.”

But a wave of gang violence in recent weeks, including an incident where a UN helicopter was shot at, has raised concerns about the situation in the country.Armed gangs in Haiti opened fire and hit a UN helicopter on Thursday,

Spike in Haiti gang violence comes just months after a UN-backed mission led by Kenyan police began Gangs on Thursday opened fire and hit a UN helicopter, forcing it to land in Port-au-Prince in the latest attack in Haiti’s capital as violence surges once again.