Henry vowed to end the powerful gangs blamed for a wave of kidnappings and to seize a large part of the nationwide distribution of gasoline, causing apparent shortages.

On Monday, the Prime Minister’s Office said that “bandits and terrorists” were behind the assassination attempt, and that arrest warrants had been issued for the suspects.

Authorities accused the group of hiding behind walls to attack the prime minister’s motorcade and threaten the bishop by cordoning off the church, according to US agencies.

Local media reported that one person was killed and two others were wounded in an exchange of fire between the armed men and the security forces.

The attack is another blow to the fragile government led by Henry, who became the interim head of the state of Haiti two weeks after Moise’s assassination.

The circumstances of the assassination, believed to be the work of a group of mercenaries, are still unclear.

No date has been announced for the presidential elections.

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