At least 70 people have been killed and 30 injured during an attack in Haiti’s breadbasket Artibonite region, significantly more than official estimates, a human rights group has said.
Police initially reported 16 dead and 10 injured, while a preliminary report from civil protection authorities suggested 17 had died and 19 were wounded.
The Collective Defending Human Rights group, which reported the higher death toll, said the “massacre” on Sunday had forced nearly 6,000 people to flee their homes.
🇭🇹 Gang violence in Haiti has reached extreme levels
The “Gran Grif” gang, one of the most brutal in Haiti, carried out an attack on the town of Jean-Denis, killing more than 70 civilians, including children. They also burned numerous homes and buildings in the area.
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