FOX News: Haiti protests leave US church youth groups stranded in Caribbean nation as violence, roadblocks continue
As the violent protests in Haiti over fuel prices continued, youth groups from multiple U.S. churches have remained in the Caribbean nation, unable to get to the airport to travel home.
The nonprofit My Life Speaks said the mission teams from Woodland Community Church in Bradenton, Fla., and the Glade Church in Mount Juliet, Tenn., have stayed in Haiti, unable to get to the airport due to protests and roadblocks.
Major protests erupted in Haiti on Friday as the government announced a sharp increase in gasoline prices. Demonstrators burned tires and set up barricades to block major streets across the capital and in the northern city of Cap-Haitien.
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WNU editor: At $4 a liter for diesel and $5 for gas .... I would also be rioting.
More News On Today's Riots In Haiti
Protests Turn Violent in Haiti Over Gas Price Hike -- VOA/AP
Haiti tense after unpopular fuel price hike -- AFP
Haiti has put a fuel hike on hold. But is it enough to save the prime minister's job? -- Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald
As Haiti protests continue, US citizens warned to shelter in place -- CNN
Widespread riots in Haiti over fuel prices (Photo Gallery) -- Yahoo News
