{
  "id": 3166629,
  "title": "Haiti gang members kill around 40 displaced people in church attack near capital",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/haiti-gang-members-kill-around-40-displaced-people-in-church-attack",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T02:25:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260825-haiti-gang-members-kill-40-displaced-people-church-attack"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nThe 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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Haiti: Gang members kill dozens near Port-au-Prince",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/haiti-gang-members-kill-dozens-near-port-au-prince",
        "published": "2026-08-25T01:32:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Around 40 dead in gang attack near Haiti's capital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/around-40-dead-in-gang-attack-near-haitis-capital",
        "published": "2026-08-25T03:40:20.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}