{"id":110664,"date":"2024-10-05T11:55:13","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T04:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110664"},"modified":"2024-10-05T11:55:13","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T04:55:13","slug":"haiti-gang-attack-kills-70-people-including-infants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110664","title":{"rendered":"Haiti gang attack kills 70 people including infants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1uzpvb8000m64p55d24033m@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Scores of people including three infants were killed in a gang attack in central Haiti, the United Nations Human Rights Office said in a statement on Friday.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1v3ruyg00173b6mb0xl1w6o@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Members of the Gran Grif gang used automatic rifles to kill at least 70 people on Thursday, including 10 women and three infants, according to the UN.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1v3sr4k001b3b6mzms38m4k@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The attack occurred in the town of Pont Sond\u00e9 in Artibonite department, a crucial agricultural center about 50 miles north of Port-au-Prince, where gang violence has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/11\/28\/world\/gang-violence-spreading-to-rural-haiti\/index.html\">continued to spread<\/a>, according to the UN.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1v3jemd000m3b6mrr8bbdnu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            At least 16 people were seriously injured in the attack, including two gang members hit during an exchange of fire with Haitian police, the UN said. The gang members also set fire to at least 45 houses and 34 vehicles, forcing some residents to flee.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1vjkrlf00003b6mtvlue0lj@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The International Organization for Migration said more than 6,000 people had been displaced by the violence.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1v324js000q356m7m9orf1c@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The Haitian Ministry of Health said it had mobilized to respond to the incident but faced challenges accessing the site due to the tense security situation. \u201cDespite an extremely difficult security context, the victims of this attack are being cared for by local institutions,\u201d the ministry said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1v3bfvv000f3b6m98ig9owv@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Haiti\u2019s Prime Minister Garry Conille offered his condolences to those affected by the attack and said law enforcement would be \u201cstepping up its response.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1v3c2dx000i3b6m3q2fwron@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThis odious crime, perpetrated against defenseless women, men, and children, is not only an attack on these victims but on the entire Haitian nation,\u201d he added.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1v324js000s356mix5smsrj@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Gran Grif is the most powerful gang in Artibonite, <a href=\"https:\/\/main.un.org\/securitycouncil\/en\/content\/luckson-elan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to the UN<\/a>. Last month, Luckson Elan, the gang\u2019s alleged leader, was <a href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/jy2612\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sanctioned<\/a> by the United States for \u201cserious human rights abuse including kidnapping, murder, beating, and raping of women and children.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1v324js000t356mc5e0op2d@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Gang violence in Haiti has proliferated in recent years, with attacks becoming more brazen and violent. The UN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/press-releases\/2024\/09\/haiti-tackling-insecurity-utmost-priority-un-report-says-hundreds-killed#:~:text=Latest%20figures%20documented%20by%20the,Human%20Rights%20Volker%20T%C3%BCrk%20stressed.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reports<\/a> that at least 3,661 people have been killed since January this year.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1v324js000v356m8li3vbjw@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In June, foreign security forces arrived in Haiti as part of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission, designed to provide security and restore law and order to the Caribbean nation.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1v324js000w356mz8q5ovhq@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In the wake of Thursday\u2019s attack, the UN called for additional financial and logistical aid for the MSS. It also called for a \u201cprompt and thorough investigation\u201d into the attack and \u201creparations for the victims and their families.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1v372ll00003b6mnnddsjyp@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            CNN has reached out to the Haitian National Police for comment.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1v324js000z356mlxfybnc5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cTo those who sow terror, I say this: you will not break our resolve,\u201d said Conille. \u201cYou will not subdue this people who have always fought for their dignity and freedom. We will never give up our right to live in peace, in security, and in justice.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/04\/americas\/haiti-gang-attack-intl-latam\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 Scores of people including three infants were killed in a gang attack in central Haiti, the United Nations Human Rights Office said in a statement on Friday. 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