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Story summary
- The U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, has closed due to security operations amid heavy gunfire.
- U.S. citizens are advised to avoid the area, especially Croix-de-Bouquets, a '400 Mawozo' gang stronghold.
- The embassy remains open for emergencies.
- The alert follows Joly Germine's sentencing as gang leader for the 2021 abduction of 16 Americans.
- Armed gangs control much of Port-au-Prince, prompting a Level 4 Do Not Travel advisory from the State Department.
