Bukele: Reposts a Washington Times post saying a powerful Haitian gang leader told AP he wrote to the UN seeking dialogue as clashes intensify
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RT @WashTimes: Powerful Haitian gang leader tells AP he wrote U.N. seeking dialogue as clashes intensify— Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) · Nov 2, 2026 · 22:12 (El Salvador time) · RepostView original on X ↗
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Bukele reposts a Washington Times post saying a powerful Haitian gang leader told AP he wrote to the UN seeking dialogue as clashes intensify.
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