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Haiti gang massacres around 180 people, targeting elderly

The Daily Herald - St Maarten 10 Dec 2024
A man carrying his belongings observes the wreckages of vehicles burnt over the weekend by armed gangs, many grouped behind an alliance known as Viv Ansanm, as he flees the Poste Marchand suburb, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti December 9, 2024.
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Haiti premier says gang killed about 180 people in Port-au-Prince

Business Day 09 Dec 2024
It said the victims were mostly elderly ... The group said Felix’s child had died on Saturday afternoon ... Cite Soleil, a densely populated informal settlement by the port of the capital Port-au-Prince, is among the poorest and most violent areas of Haiti ... .
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American extending pause on Haiti trips

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 09 Dec 2024
American Airlines is no longer resuming its daily service out of Miami into Port-au-Prince's Toussaint Louverture International Airport as of early February ... 11 over the air space in Port-au-Prince ... Kennedy International Airport into Port-au-Prince.
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American Airlines abandons plans to return to Haiti as violence rocks capital

The Spokesman-Review 09 Dec 2024
American Airlines is no longer resuming its daily service out of Miami into Port-au-Prince’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport as of early February ... 11 over the air space in Port-au-Prince ... Kennedy International Airport into Port-au-Prince.
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Kenyan troops face Haiti’s ruthless gangs

Jamaica Star 09 Dec 2024
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP). ... Last Thursday, gunfire erupted in Port-au-Prince as Kenyan officers repelled heavily armed gangs that run 85 per cent of the city and are fighting to seize full control.
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Haiti gang massacres at least 110 people in Cite Soleil, rights\u00a0group\u00a0says

Colorado Springs Gazette 09 Dec 2024
Cite Soleil, a densely populated slum by the port of the capital Port-au-Prince, is among the poorest and most violent areas of Haiti ... (by Harold Isaac in Port-au-Prince; Writing by Sarah Morland; Editing by; Aida Pelaez-Fernandez). CLICK HERE ....
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Haiti gang massacre leaves over 180 dead after Voodoo accusations, say UN and rights groups

CNN 09 Dec 2024
A statement by the Haiti Prime Minister’s office accused gang leader Micanor “Mikanò” Altès and associates of carrying out the massacre on December 6 and 7, in impoverished Cité Soleil, in Haiti’s capital city Port-au-Prince.
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A gang leader in Haiti is accused of massacring older people after his son falls ...

Newsday 09 Dec 2024
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A gang leader who ... Reports on the number of dead in Port-au-Prince can vary wildly in a country where such killings often occur in gang-controlled, largely inaccessible areas.
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American Airlines suspends all flights to Haiti indefinitely amid rising tensions

Hindustan Times 09 Dec 2024
Initially, the U.S.-based carrier had temporarily halted daily services from Miami to Port-au-Prince through February 12, but the suspension is now open-ended, reports CBS.
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Haiti gang massacres at least 110 people in Cite Soleil slum

CyprusMail 09 Dec 2024
JimmyBarbecue” Cherizier, the face of the Viv Ansanm alliance of gangs across Port-au-Prince, has been sanctioned by the United Nations on charges of planning the La Saline massacre while he was still a police officer, among other crimes.
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A gang leader in Haiti is accused of massacring older people to avenge his son's death

Colorado Springs Gazette 09 Dec 2024
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A gang leader ... Reports on the number of dead in Port-au-Prince can vary wildly in a country where such killings often occur in gang-controlled, largely inaccessible areas.
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'Bad spell': How 'witchcraft' sparked nearly 200 executions in Haiti

The Times of India 09 Dec 2024
Earlier this year, gang activity led to a prime minister's departure.A separate incident two months ago in a farming community 60 miles north of Port-au-Prince resulted in approximately 80 civilian ...
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UN: Deploy New Haiti Mission to Restore Security

Human Rights Watch 09 Dec 2024
Criminal groups now control around 85 percent of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and its metropolitan area, and have expanded their control into the Ouest and Artibonite departments.
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Nearly 200 dead in Haiti massacre as voodoo community reportedly targeted

The Peninsula 09 Dec 2024
Port-au-Prince ... The killings in the capital Port-au-Prince were overseen by a powerful gang leader convinced that his son's illness was caused by followers of the religion, according to civil ...

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