Haiti gang members kill around 40 displaced people in church attack near capital
Gang members killed around 40 displaced people sheltering in a church near Haiti’s capital, a local mayor said on Monday. The victims were killed in an attack on Sunday night in Kenscoff, in the hills above Port-au-Prince, Mayor Massillon Jean said, describing a “night of terror”. Some people remained missing.
Gang members attacked a church sheltering displaced people in Kenscoff, near Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, on Sunday night. According to Kenscoff mayor Massillon Jean, around 40 people were killed in the attack. Some people remain missing and searches are continuing.
The victims had been displaced due to earlier violence this year. The gang raided the displaced persons camp located in the church, executing several people, and abducting some. There are reports of dozens wounded.
The United Nations said at least 47 people were dead and over 22 injured, but warned casualty estimates could change. The office of Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé condemned the attack and said security forces were on high alert with reinforcements being deployed. Residents have called for the local police chief to resign, alleging police failed to protect those sheltering in the church, which is close to the police station.
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