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Amid a renewed surge of violence <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/travel/regions/caribbean" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in Haiti</a> this week, armed gangs were reported to have looted the country’s national library in the capital city of Port-au-Prince. The library’s director, Dangelo Neard, told AFP that Haiti’s "documentary collection are in danger." "We have rare documents over 200 years old, with importance to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/science/archaeology/history" target="_blank" rel="noopener">our heritage</a>, which risk being burned or damaged by bandits," he said. "I was told that thugs are taking away the institution’s furniture. They also ransacked the building’s generator." Wednesday’s looting comes after assaults last week on the Ecole Normale Superieure and the National School of Arts. <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/clintons-led-haitis-post-earthquake-rebuild-supporters-call-them-lifesavers-critics-allege-dirty-deals" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CLINTONS LED HAITI'S POST-EARTHQUAKE REBUILD: SUPPORTERS CALL THEM LIFESAVERS; CRITICS ALLEGE DIRTY DEALS</a>UNESCO has condemned the "devastating" attacks on education and artistic institutions in Port-au-Prince. Eric Jergenson, a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/tech/topics/fbi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">former FBI agent</a> who is now Senior Director of Security Operations Concentric Advisors, a risk management firm, told Fox News Digital that criminal gangs operating in the area typically carry out these attacks to "intimidate and/or to gain some sort of political advantage." <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-votes-to-confirm-us-ambassador-to-haiti-amid-gang-attempt-to-seize-power-in-caribbean-country" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SENATE VOTES TO CONFIRM US AMBASSADOR TO HAITI AMID GANG ATTEMPT TO SEIZE POWER IN CARIBBEAN COUNTRY</a>"Maybe they’re trying to exert their will or push an agenda of some sort," Jergenson said. "And in this case, they’re probably… looking to intimidate or coerce the establishment to install a new government in Haiti." The United Nations reported Tuesday that more than 53,000 people have fled Haiti's capital in less than three weeks to escape unrelenting gang violence. More than 60% are headed to Haiti's rural southern region.The southern region already hosts more than 116,000 Haitians who previously left Port-au-Prince, according to the report by the U.N.'s International Organization for Migration.The exodus from the capital began shortly after powerful gangs launched a series of attacks on government institutions in late February. Gunmen have burned police stations, opened fire on the main international airport that remains closed and stormed Haiti's two biggest prisons, releasing more than 4,000 inmates.<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pentagon-alerted-potential-maritime-mass-migration-haiti-caribbean-nations-spiraling-conflict" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PENTAGON ALERTED TO POTENTIAL ‘MARITIME MASS MIGRATION’ FROM HAITI AMID CARIBBEAN NATION'S SPIRALING CONFLICT</a>More than 1,500 people have been reported killed up to March 22, and another 17,000 have been left homeless, according to the U.N.The violence forced Prime Minister Ariel Henry to announce last month that he would resign once a transitional presidential council is created. Henry was in Kenya to push for the U.N.-backed deployment of a police force from the East African country when the attacks began, and he remains locked out of Haiti.The transitional council, which will be responsible for choosing a new prime minister and council of ministers, has yet to materialize.The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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content: 'Amid a renewed surge of violence <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/travel/regions/caribbean"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">in Haiti</a> this week, armed gangs were reported
 to have looted the country’s national library in the capital city of Port-au-Prince. The
 library’s director, Dangelo Neard, told AFP that Haiti’s "documentary collection
 are in danger." "We have rare documents over 200 years old, with importance
 to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/science/archaeology/history" target="_blank"
 rel="noopener">our heritage</a>, which risk being burned or damaged by bandits,"
 he said. "I was told that thugs are taking away the institution’s furniture. They
 also ransacked the building’s generator." Wednesday’s looting comes after
 assaults last week on the Ecole Normale Superieure and the National School of Arts. <a
 href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/clintons-led-haitis-post-earthquake-rebuild-supporters-call-them-lifesavers-critics-allege-dirty-deals"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">CLINTONS LED HAITI''S POST-EARTHQUAKE REBUILD:
 SUPPORTERS CALL THEM LIFESAVERS; CRITICS ALLEGE DIRTY DEALS</a>UNESCO
 has condemned the "devastating" attacks on education and artistic institutions in
 Port-au-Prince. Eric Jergenson, a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/tech/topics/fbi"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">former FBI agent</a> who is now Senior Director of
 Security Operations Concentric Advisors, a risk management firm, told Fox News Digital
 that criminal gangs operating in the area typically carry out these attacks to "intimidate
 and/or to gain some sort of political advantage." <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-votes-to-confirm-us-ambassador-to-haiti-amid-gang-attempt-to-seize-power-in-caribbean-country"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">SENATE VOTES TO CONFIRM US AMBASSADOR TO
 HAITI AMID GANG ATTEMPT TO SEIZE POWER IN CARIBBEAN COUNTRY</a>"Maybe
 they’re trying to exert their will or push an agenda of some sort," Jergenson said.
 "And in this case, they’re probably… looking to intimidate or coerce the establishment
 to install a new government in Haiti." The United Nations reported Tuesday
 that more than 53,000 people have fled Haiti''s capital in less than three weeks
 to escape unrelenting gang violence. More than 60% are headed to Haiti''s rural
 southern region.The southern region already hosts more than 116,000 Haitians
 who previously left Port-au-Prince, according to the report by the U.N.''s International
 Organization for Migration.The exodus from the capital began shortly after
 powerful gangs launched a series of attacks on government institutions in late February.
 Gunmen have burned police stations, opened fire on the main international airport
 that remains closed and stormed Haiti''s two biggest prisons, releasing more than
 4,000 inmates.<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pentagon-alerted-potential-maritime-mass-migration-haiti-caribbean-nations-spiraling-conflict"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">PENTAGON ALERTED TO POTENTIAL ‘MARITIME MASS
 MIGRATION’ FROM HAITI AMID CARIBBEAN NATION''S SPIRALING CONFLICT</a>More
 than 1,500 people have been reported killed up to March 22, and another 17,000 have
 been left homeless, according to the U.N.The violence forced Prime Minister
 Ariel Henry to announce last month that he would resign once a transitional presidential
 council is created. Henry was in Kenya to push for the U.N.-backed deployment of
 a police force from the East African country when the attacks began, and he remains
 locked out of Haiti.The transitional council, which will be responsible for
 choosing a new prime minister and council of ministers, has yet to materialize.The
 Associated Press contributed to this report. '
summary: Armed gangs in Haiti&apos;s capital of Port-au-Prince have looted a national
 library, putting historical documents in jeopardy as the country spirals further
 in violence.
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