Gang attack near Haiti's capital leaves 30 dead
The United Nations said more than 50 others were kidnapped as gangs set 25 homes ablaze and killed at least five children.
- On Sunday night, armed members of the Viv Ansanm gang coalition raided Kenscoff, burning homes and killing at least 30 people, according to local officials and rights groups reporting on Monday.
- Kenscoff's strategic position overlooking Petion-Ville and southern Haiti makes it a recurring target for Viv Ansanm, designated a 'foreign terrorist organisation' by the United States government.
- Attackers targeted a church filled with displaced residents and torched homes, including that of Dr. Jean William Pape, a leading public health expert, as survivors described a 'night of terror.'
- Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé decried the 'heinous attack' on Monday, promising to reinforce security, while residents demanded the local police chief step down, alleging protection failures.
- With general elections scheduled for December 13, experts warn the volatile security environment makes holding a credible vote increasingly dangerous despite the ongoing buildup of the Gang Suppression Force.
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"The immense human and psychological cost that this relentless violence imposes on the people of Haiti is devastating and totally unacceptable," says the OAS.
At least 47 people have been killed, including five children, and more than 50 kidnapped in an attack by an armed gang on Kenscoff, a community in the hills above the Haitian capital, the United Nations said today.
At least 47 people were killed and more than 50 others abducted after the attack, earlier this week, by armed men from a once peaceful municipality near the Haitian capital, said the United Nations on Tuesday.
Haiti: Violent Gangs Massacre over 40 Inside Church in 'Night of Terror'
Haitian gangs killed at least 47 people and injured more than 22 in a brutal massacre inside a church on Sunday night. The post Haiti: Violent Gangs Massacre More than 40 Inside Church in ‘Night of Terror’ appeared first on Breitbart.
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