Haitian gang slaughters at least 70 people as thousands flee
By Harold Isaac and Sarah Morland PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -Gang members brandishing automatic rifles stormed through a town in Haiti's main breadbasket region, killing at least 70 and forcing over 6,
Brutal gang attack on a small Haitian town killed at least 70 people, U.N. says
U.N. human rights office says the death toll in a brutal gang attack on Pont-Sondé, a small town in central Haiti, has risen to at least 70.
Gran Grif gang killed numerous people in an attack at Haiti’s Pont-Sondé, official reports
Dozens killed and many flee after the Gran Grif gang attacked Pont Sondé. Residents call for urgent help from authorities.
Gang in Haiti massacres 70; leader blames victims as thousands flee
A gang leader said the bloodshed was meant to cut the capital off from a rice-growing region of Haiti amid starvation conditions.
This week’s gang attack on a Haitian town killed at least 70 people, UN says
The U.N. human rights office says the tally of victims killed in a brutal attack on a small town in central Haiti by heavily armed gang members has risen to at least 70.
‘The population is fed up’: Haiti archbishop warns leaders amid latest gang massacre
Haiti’s Catholic Church has long been a powerful voice. But in recent years, the institution and its leaders have taken a step back from the spotlight as armed gangs target both members and religious leaders: Priest and nuns have been kidnapped, and church property, including hospitals and schools, have been ransacked.
At least 70 dead in Haiti gang attack, U.N. says
The victims in the attack in a town north of Port-au-Prince included at least 10 women and three infants, the U.N. human rights office said Friday.
UN Secretary-General 'strong condemns' gang killing in Haiti
The U.N. responds after gang members slaughter dozens in Haiti:: Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the U.N. Secretary-General"Turning to Haiti, given the violence that we have seen, the Secretary-General strongly condemns the attack by armed gangs in the town of Pont-Sonde in the Artibonite department that took place yesterday.
A gang in Haiti has killed more than 20 and injured dozens after raiding a small town, official says
Gang members have attacked a small town in central Haiti and killed several people. Government prosecutor Venson François called it a “massacre” in an interview Thursday with Radio Caraïbes.
Gang attack on Haitian town killed at least 70 people, U.N. says
The tally of victims killed in this week's brutal attack on a small town in central Haiti by heavily armed gang members has risen to at least 70.
Thousands Flee Gang Killings in Haiti Breadbasket Town, Media Reports
Sonde, some 100 km (62 miles) north of the capital, to seek refuge in the coastal town of Saint-Marc, Le Nouvelliste said. Other media reported the death toll may be in the dozens. Haiti's national police told Reuters that several people had been killed and severely wounded in the attack,
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