AP A foreign armed force to fight gangs makes many in Haiti celebrate, while others worry EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press Oct 5, 2023 Oct 5, 2023 Updated Oct 9, 2024 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Foreigners with guns are met with hostility in most countries.kAmqFE E96 56A2CEFC6 @7 2C>65 D@=5:6CD 2?5 A@=:46 7C@> w2:E: :? a_`f 27E6C ?62C=J EH@ 564256D @? 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