Haiti crisis: Mob burns suspected gang members to death

[Judi Lynn]

1. Over a dozen alleged gang members stoned, burned alive in Haiti

Tuesday, 25 Apr 2023 8:16 AM MYT

NEW YORK, April 25 — More than a dozen suspected gang members were stoned and burned alive yesterday by residents in Port-au-Prince, police and witnesses said, as the UN warned that insecurity in the Haitian capital has reached levels similar to countries at war

“During a search of a minibus in which there were armed individuals, the police confiscated weapons and other equipment. In addition, more than a dozen individuals traveling in this vehicle were unfortunately lynched by members of the population,” the police said in a statement.


The police did not specify the exact number of victims, nor expand upon the circumstances in which they lost custody of the suspects, who were murdered by residents of the district called Canape-Vert.

The violence had started before dawn, when gang members burst into several residential areas of the capital, looting homes and attacking residents, according to witnesses.

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