A deadly gun battle between police and the men suspected of assassinating Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse has been raging in Port-au-Prince, writes BBC.

Police chief Léon Charles said four suspects had been killed and two detained but some remained at large and a manhunt was still under way: “They will be killed or captured”.

Mr Moïse, 53, was fatally shot and his wife was injured when attackers stormed their home early on Wednesday.

Police chief Charles described dramatic scenes as officers confronted the alleged assassins: “We blocked [the suspects] en route as they left the scene of the crime. Since then, we have been battling with them”.