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12 killed, homes set on fire as gang war erupts in Haiti
At least 12 people were killed and houses were burned down in a town near the capital of Haiti as rival gangs fought for control over territory.
By Associated Press: More than 12 people were slain and numerous homes set on fire in a community near Haiti’s capital as gangs fight to control more territory, a mayor told The Associated Press on Thursday.
The incident occurred in the small town of Cabaret northwest of Port-au-Prince at nearly midnight Tuesday, Mayor Joseph Jeanson Guillaume said.
The community recently appointed local residents to serve as guards given a spike in violence across Haiti, but they were overpowered by gangs with machine guns, he said.
There was nothing they were able to do to defend themselves,” Guillaume said. “This is a terrible incident.”
Pictures and videos shared on social media show the bodies of mutilated victims strewn outside their homes and fires burning through the night, consuming more than 20 houses.
More:
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/gang-war-erupts-in-haiti-killed-homes-set-on-fire-2304309-2022-12-02