// BBC WORLD NEWS — MONDO
Headquarters of Haitian gang destroyed, El Salvador's president says
El Salvador's president posted a video on X of the strikes on a complex he said is the headquarters of 400 Mawozo
The headquarters of one of Haiti's largest crime gangs has been destroyed by El Salvador's military, the Salvadoran president has said.
The infamous 400 Mawozo gang, which is known for kidnappings and intimidation tactics, was targeted in a ground and air attack at a complex on the outskirts of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince.
It is El Salvador's first military action on a Haitian target since it deployed more than 2,000 soldiers there last month, as part of a mission to rescue four missing Salvadoran technicians.
Haiti has been plagued by gang violence for years, with heavily armed groups controlling large parts of the capital, and beyond.
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the news on X, external, boasting that most of the gang members fled without trying to fight.
"We destroyed the house of [gang leader] Lanmò San Jou and the 400 Mawozo gang's headquarters," he wrote on Tuesday.
The post was accompanied by video of several helicopters firing on a large complex, reportedly in the suburb of Croix-des-Bouquets, the gang's stronghold.
As the helicopters circle above, dozens of people can be seen running out of the property, fleeing the strikes.
Several media outlets have reported that as many as 20 people were killed, however that has not been confirmed by authorities. There has also been no official confirmation of the extent of the damage at the property, with Haitians questioning whether it has been destroyed or just damaged.