Gang Attack in Haiti Leaves 70 People Dead
Gang Attack in Haiti Leaves 70 People Dead
The gang members, armed with automatic weapons, stormed into the small town of Pont-Sondé in central Haiti at around 3 a.m. on Thursday.
Then they started setting houses on fire.“As people rushed out of their houses, they were shot,” said Ravina Shamdasani, chief spokeswoman for the United Nations Human Rights Office.
When the violence ended, at least 70 people — including 10 women and three infants — were dead, while hundreds of others ran for their lives, the U.N. office said in a statement.
That’s not an attack, that’s a massacre!
These "gangs" control most of Haiti, including 4/5ths of its capital.
It's a strange word choice that the media has coalesced around. Rebel groups or armed forces would imply that they are coordinated and ideological. Cartels would imply that they are selling something. Militias is probably the best.
I think they were already called gangs before they grew to the point of controlling major territory and the media kept the name.
Is this "gang" (terrorist group) going to get unwavering support on tiktok like Hamas did?
In this case I don't think these people are fighting off genocidal invaders, so they probably won't get the same support as hamas.
Hamas isn't fighting off shit. Do you mean Palestine?
Don't mix innocent men, women, and children with dogs attempting to ignite a holy war to spread their hate across the globe.
\s but very much correct
It's paywalled.
Anyone got the full article?
I'd like to know why this happened. Even a flimsy excuse, some shit reasoning. Revenge on a rival gang or something?
Holy shit! It looks like a bunch of "gangs" (more like militias) are successfully extorting the entire country..
Oh. It's way worse than I thought, holy shit.
Thanks for the link, meowther. (I tried making it "brother" but with a cat pun, but that just looks like "mother", and I did not mean to convey the "ok, mom" sentiment. I'm still leaving it tho.)