Bukele: Denies, in English, that the Haiti mission bombed civilians: he says it has no bombs and its attack helicopters arrived on October 29 and have not flown
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Bombs? Our mission doesn't even have bombs at its disposal. Aerial bombardments? Helicopter gunship attacks? Our attack helicopters didn't arrive in Haiti until October 29. Their arrival was widely covered by the media, with plenty of videos and social media posts documenting it. Yet this “report” was published a day before our helicopters even arrived. And as of today, they haven't flown a single mission. These NGOs lie with impunity, while wielding enormous influence over international organizations. They are nothing more than lobbying firms for criminals and cartels, masquerading as humanitarian organizations.— Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) · Oct 31, 2026 · 14:57 (El Salvador time)
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Bukele denies, in English, that the Haiti mission bombed civilians: he says it has no bombs and its attack helicopters arrived on October 29 and have not flown.
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