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Justice Minister Constant Mutamba called the attempted jailbreak a "premeditated act of sabotage". [10] Government officials said that provisional measures to accelerate the construction of a new prison on the capital's outskirts were underway. [17] The prison's director, Joseph Yusufu Maliki, was suspended by Mutamba and went into hiding. [9]
The Haitian government declared a 72-hour state of emergency and a nighttime curfew in Ouest Department in an attempt to curb the violence and chaos. On 12 March 2024, Henry indicated his intention to resign as prime minister in response to the deteriorating security situation. [8]
Makala Prison was created in 1957 during the rule of the Belgian Congo. [4] There was a jailbreak in 2017, [11] and an attempted jailbreak in 2024. [12] Thousands escaped and dozens died in the 2017 incident, [11] while over a hundred died and none escaped in the 2024 incident. [10]
The 2024 Mogadishu prison attack also known as Mogadishu jail break incident, On July 13, 2024, several Al-Shabaab inmates who were convicted of death penalties and life sentences attempted to break out of a prison in Mogadishu. The incident resulted in the deaths of five prisoners and three soldiers.
The NYPD released new photos of a person of interest they want to speak to in connection to the Dec. 4, 2024 shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. / Credit: NYPD Crime Stoppers ...
2024 Brazil wildfires, 2023–2024 South American drought. Fifty-nine percent of Brazil's area suffers from significant drought conditions, the worst national drought recorded. These conditions cause historically low Amazon basin levels and are contributing to at least 160,000 wildfires in 2024 that are causing widespread air pollution.
2024 was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2024th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 24th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 5th year of the 2020s decade.
BlackRock spent much of 2024 resisting the FDIC’s push for greater oversight, denying that the asset manager exerts undue control over companies through its investment stewardship activities.