Video via CNN Newsource & Reporter Patrick Oppmann.

Video via CNN Newsource & Reporter Patrick Oppmann.

Under the cover of darkness, a US military helicopter evacuated non-essential personnel from the US Embassy in Port Au Prince. The embassy will remain operational, and that same helicopter brought in extra security, presumably U.S. marines, to help guard the embassy as the increased gang violence that has paralyzed Haiti continues.

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