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Haiti police have regained control of a hijacked cargo ship following a deadly five-hour shootout with gangs lead by two bloodthirsty warlords.
Two police officers were injured and an undetermined number of gang members were killed in the gunfire which took place on Saturday off the coast of the capital, Port-au-Prince.
Police said those responsible for the hijacking were members of two mobs, named the 5 Seconds, run by Johnson André, known as Izo and the Taliban gang led by Jeff Larose.
The gangs seized the transport ship Magalie along with everyone on board as it left the port of Varreux for Cap-Haitien in the north on Thursday.
Radio Tele Metronome reported that the gangs stole 10,000 out of the 60,000 sacks of rice it was carrying.
It comes as the country has been plunged into the throes of civil war with lawless gangs running riot.
Haiti police have regained control of hijacked cargo ship 'Magalie' following a deadly five-hour shootout with gangs
Two police officers were injured and an undetermined number of gang members were killed in the gunfire which took place on Saturday off the coast of the capital, Port-au-Prince
Police said one of the gangs responsible for the hijacking was the 5 Seconds, run by Johnson André, known as Izo
It was a rare victory for an underfunded police department that has struggled to quell gang violence
