At least 70 killed in Haiti massacre, rights group says, far exceeding official toll - Reuters

At least 70 killed in Haiti massacre, rights group says, far exceeding official toll  Reuters

Gangs keep up attacks in Haiti's farming region after weekend massacre

Armed men mounted further attacks Tuesday in Haiti's Artibonite ‌region, a key agricultural area. The attacks came days after a gang's weekend assault in the area of Jean-Denis left some 70 people dead, according to human rights groups and local residents.

Haiti: At least 70 killed in 'massacre,' says rights group

The death toll from a brutal gang attack in Haiti is much higher than initially thought, according to a human rights group.

At least 70 killed in Haiti massacre, rights group says, far exceeding official toll

At least 70 people were killed and 30 injured during an attack near Petite-Riviere in Haiti’s breadbasket Artibonite region, a human rights group said on Monday, significantly higher than official estimates which put the death toll at around 16. Residents and officials told local media the attack began in the early hours of Sunday in rural communities around Jean-Denis, and continued into the early hours of Monday, with gang members storming the area and setting homes on fire. The Defenseurs ...

By none@none.com (Reuters)