Violence flares in Haiti as gang attack kills 30 people
Island nation grapples with violence as it seeks to hold first elections in more than a decade. At least 30 people have been killed as a new wave of violence grips Haiti.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: At least 30 people have been killed as a new wave of violence grips Haiti.
- Fact 2: Gangs control an estimated 70 percent of Port-au-Prince.
- Fact 3: A United Nations-backed gang suppression force is mandated to help police fight the gangs and restore order, but it has not yet reached its full capacity of 5,500 members.
- Fact 4: According to the UN, gang violence has displaced 1.5 million people across Haiti.
Island nation grapples with violence as it seeks to hold first elections in more than a decade. At least 30 people have been killed as a new wave of violence grips Haiti.
A powerful gang coalition mounted the deadly attack on a farming community in Kenscoff, south of the capital, Port-au-Prince, late on Sunday, officials reported. The flare-up in violence comes as Haiti hopes to hold its first general election in more than a decade. Haiti’s PM casts doubt on presidential vote by August as gang clashes grow Hundreds more displaced as gang violence escalates in Haiti’s capital Photos: Gang violence displaces hundreds in Haiti’s capital Jean Massillon, Kenscoff’s mayor, said armed men “sowed chaos” as they set homes on fire and killed residents.
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Original source: Al Jazeera
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