Gang attack near Haiti's capital leaves 30 dead
Rights groups estimated 30 to 40 people were killed and 15 to 20 wounded as attackers burned homes and targeted a church, officials said.
- Late Sunday, a powerful gang coalition known as Viv Ansanm raided Kenscoff, burning homes and killing multiple residents. Survivors discovered bodies strewn on streets early Monday, but Kenscoff Mayor Jean Massillon said a definitive death toll remains unknown due to access and communication problems.
- Gangs now control an estimated 70% of Port-au-Prince, with Viv Ansanm repeatedly targeting nearby Kenscoff. Gang violence has displaced a record 1.5 million people across Haiti, with more than 3,100 people reported killed from January to June, according to U.N. statistics.
- Massillon blamed the attack on Viv Ansanm, which the U.S. government designated a foreign terrorist organization last year. Gang members specifically targeted a church and homes owned by Dr. Jean Bill Pape, a renowned doctor operating an organization serving patients with HIV and tuberculosis.
- The Kenscoff raid occurred less than a week after the Trump administration deported more than 160 people to Haiti following a legal battle over Temporary Protected Status for some 350,000 Haitians. The U.N.-backed gang suppression force did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
- Experts have warned that general elections scheduled for Dec. 13 are currently too dangerous to hold, threatening Haiti's first planned vote in more than a decade. The ongoing security crisis jeopardizes voter registration efforts underway in Port-au-Prince and beyond.
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On the night of Sunday, August 23, to Monday, August 24, armed gangs terrorizing Haiti swept through the town of Kenscoff, in the hills above Pétion-Ville, where they have been trying to consolidate their power for several months. Following this latest tragedy, the government announced the deployment of reinforcements to restore security to the area.
Members of Viv Ansanm Bande have attacked a community near Port-au-Prince and killed numerous people. The government announced to send forces.
During the night of Sunday to Monday, gang members attacked a camp of displaced persons located in a church in Kenscoff, in the heights of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince. About 40 bodies were identified and some people were abducted.
In Haiti, dozens of people were killed by gang violence during the night from Sunday to Monday. The mayor of Kenscoff, where the gunfights took place, speaks of at least 30 deaths. The Haitian human rights organization RNDDH estimates that 30 to 40 people were killed and 15 to 20 were injured, although it is difficult to paint a complete picture. According to RNDDH, the violence in Kenscoff began around 10:30 p.m. on Sunday. Kenscoff is a city …
Dozens of people have been killed and buildings set on fire in a gang attack in a neighborhood of the city of Keneskov in Haiti, where rapes and kidnappings have also been reported. The post Haiti: At least 30 dead in gang attack appeared first on in.gr.
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