Haiti gang massacres around 180 people in Cite Soleil slum
Source: Reuters
Haiti gang massacres around 180 people in Cite Soleil slum
By Harold Isaac
December 9, 2024 12:03 PM EST * Updated 20 min ago
Summary
* Haiti govt says around 180 killed in Cite Soleil, most elderly
* NGO says gang leader ordered massacre over witchcraft fears
* International security support continues to lag
* Gangs have killed around 5,000 Haitians this year, U.N. says
Dec 9 (Reuters) - Around 180 people were killed over the weekend in Haiti's Cite Soleil area, Haiti's prime minister's office said on Monday, after attacks that an NGO said were ordered by a gang leader who suspected his child had been made ill using witchcraft.
"A red line has been crossed," the office said in a statement, adding it would "mobilize all forces to track down and annihilate" those responsible, including Wharf Jeremie gang leader Monel "Mikano" Felix, whom it accused of planning the attack.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/haiti-gang-massacres-least-110-people-cite-soleil-rights-group-says-2024-12-09/
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