The United Nations Secretary-General
condemned on Saturday the reported killing of at least 40 people
during an attack by armed gangs in a fishing village north of
Haiti\u2019s capital.
Local media in Haiti widely reported that the attack took
place on Thursday night in Labodrie, another sign of escalating
gang violence that has spread outside the capital.
\u201cThe Secretary-General is alarmed by the levels of violence
rocking Haiti and urges the Haitian authorities to ensure that
perpetrators of these and all other human rights abuses and
violations are brought to justice,\u201d the United Nations said in a
statement.
A spokesperson for the National Police declined to comment
on the alleged killings.
Local media in Haiti reported that gangs set Labodrie on
fire after the killing of a local gang leader who goes by the
name Vladimir. He was a member of a gang alliance known as Viv
Ansanm that the U.S. declared a terrorist organization in May.
The U.S. State Department said the Viv Ansanm alliance is
among the primary causes of instability and violence in Haiti.
Its members have taken control of large swaths of the capital<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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