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Meanwhile, the security situation deteriorates rapidly. Infecting the fragile state are violent gangs that control much of Port-au-Prince. They targeted civilian and commercial aircraft, with bullets striking U.S.-owned planes in the airport vicinity, leading the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to suspend all U.S. flights to Haiti for 30 days. The airline industry’s safety concerns reflect the intense instability, which hampers humanitarian aid and worsens living conditions for ordinary Haitians.