Amid burning tires and police tear gas, anti-corruption protests in Haiti turned violent on Sunday, leaving two people dead and five injured, according to France 24.

Haitian President Jovenel Moise removed Monday two top government officials in a purge of people linked to a corruption scandal that sparked violent mass protests last week, Channel News Asia reported. 

At least two people were killed and dozens were injured as anti-corruption protesters numbering in the thousands surged through the streets of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince this week, the Associated Press reported.