Hundreds Attend Funeral in Haiti for 4 Victims of Brutal Gang Attack that Killed 47
The attack also displaced more than 2,600 residents and prompted calls for stronger security as gangs expand their control, UN officials said.
- On Friday, UNICEF announced that a gang released six children and seven women who were among more than 50 people kidnapped during a deadly attack on Kenscoff, Haiti, nearly a week ago.
- Gangs killed at least 47 people during the late Sunday attack on Kenscoff, a once-peaceful farming community nestled in the hills above Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital.
- The gang leader Izo had threatened to execute all hostages if police intervened, prompting UNICEF to work with community leaders to help secure the release.
- "This release offers a rare moment of hope amid the violence threatening children in Haiti," said Yannig Dussart, UNICEF's deputy representative in Haiti, though medical needs remain unclear.
- While individual kidnappings are commonplace in Haiti, mass abductions like Kenscoff remain a stark reminder of the scale and frequency of attacks on children across the country.
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Haitian priest pleads for international help after massacre kills 47
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On Aug. 23, a gang in Haiti raided the town of Kenscoff near the nation’s capital of Port-au-Prince, killing at least 47 and kidnapping more than 50 others. The town’s mayor, Jean Massillon, said gang members “sowed chaos” as they burned 25 homes and gunned down people overnight, the Haitian Times reported. Other than those […]
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In one of the deadliest coordinated assaults in recent memory, heavily armed cartel militants stormed the mountain community of Kenscoff, Haiti, executing at least 47 ... The post Massacre in Kenscoff: How Haiti’s Gang Cartels Are Hunting Christians first appeared on [your]NEWS.
Port-au-Prince, 30 Aug (EFE).- In the midst of the pain, residents of Kenscoff, on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, came this Sunday to fire four members of the same family victims of the attack by armed gangs that left at least 47 dead in this town a week ago. The ceremony was held in the Church [...] The entrance Dismiss in Haiti four victims of a family after massacre that left 47 dead was first published in HolaNews.
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