A Spirit Airlines plane was struck by bullets as it was landing in Haiti’s capital, prompting authorities to close down the main airport of a nation caught in a raging gang war.

Haiti’s main airport temporarily shut down Monday as gangs attempted to seize control, the U.S. embassy reported, the same day a new interim prime minister was expected to take over the direction of a country facing a surge of violence.

The flight headed from Fort Lauderdale to Port-Au-Prince was just hundreds of feet from landing when gangs shot at the plane, striking a flight attendant.