Hundreds attend funeral in Haiti for 4 victims of brutal gang attack that killed 47
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Hundreds of people crowded into a church near Haiti’s capital on Sunday for the funeral of four of the 47 people killed in a recent gang attack so brutal that it shook a country…
On August 24, 2026, hundreds gathered in a church near Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, for the funeral of four victims among the 47 killed in a brutal gang attack. The attack, one of the largest mass kidnappings in recent years, left blood stains on the ground and left survivors to organize protests, blaming police for not intervening.
The church in Kenscoff, a farming community, was filled to capacity as mourners honored the victims: a mother, father, their son, and a 70-year-old man whose body had been burned by the gang. Pastor Jean Robert Dorlus thanked those who attended, stating that God would provide a space to receive the deceased.
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