Gangs in Haiti have opened fire and hit a U.N. helicopter, forcing it to land in Port-au-Prince in the latest attack in the country's capital as violence surges once again.

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,

Haiti.- A United Nations helicopter carrying three crew members and 15 passengers was shot at by armed gangs while flying over the Grand Ravine neighborhood in Haiti. Fortunately, no injuries were reported,

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.

GANGS opened fire on a United Nations helicopter, forcing it to land in Port-au-Prince, as violence surged again in Haiti’s capital. No-one was injured when several rounds of gunfire hit the helicopter, which was carrying three crew members and 15 passengers, according to a UN source.

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.”

More than 10,000 people in Haiti have been internally displaced in the last week as armed gangs operating in and around the capital Port-au-Prince ramp up attacks on areas they do not yet control, according U.

Over 10,000 Haitians have been displaced amid escalating gang violence in Port-au-Prince. The U.N. reports an insufficiently resourced international force, although an appeal to convert it into a peacekeeping mission was blocked by China and Russia.

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.