Blinken says US flights to resume to Haiti but support needed for police to gain control

Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday that he anticipates US carriers to resume flying to Haiti in the days ahead, but warned a the country's police force needed support to fully establish control.

Blinken told a Senate hearing that the Haitian National Police had been more successful in recent weeks establishing security in the capital Port-au-Prince and had taken back control of the airport and critical infrastructure from armed gangs.