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Gang leader threatens to kill hostages after attack in Kenscoff in which homes were also set alight ‘A massacre’: Haiti gangs carrying out mass killings At least 47 people were killed and more than 50 others kidnapped when armed men attacked a once peaceful community near Haiti’s capital at the weekend, the UN has said. A gang leader has threatened to kill the hostages if authorities kill any gang members as they try to secure the community of Kenscoff, nestled in the hills above Port-au-Prince. Sunday’s attack pierced the belief that security in the Caribbean country was improving. He identified himself as Izo 2, a reference to Izo, or Johnson André, one of Haiti’s most powerful gang members. Le Cour said Izo 2 was also known as Didi and led the armed group in Kenscoff on behalf of and in coordination with Izo and other gang leaders. “He’s running a kind of franchise cell for other gangs,” he said.
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According to the UN integrated office in Haiti, known as BINUH. More than 3,050 people were reported killed from January to June and another 1,400 injured, according to UN statistics released on Tuesday.
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Gang leader threatens to kill hostages after attack in Kenscoff in which homes were also set alight ‘A massacre’: Haiti gangs carrying out mass killings At least 47 people were killed and more than 50 others kidnapped when armed men attacked a once peaceful community near Haiti’s capital at the weekend, the UN has said. A gang leader has threatened to kill the hostages if authorities kill any gang members as they try to secure the community of Kenscoff, nestled in the hills above Port-au-Prince. Sunday’s attack pierced the belief that security in the Caribbean country was improving. He identified himself as Izo 2, a reference to Izo, or Johnson André, one of Haiti’s most powerful gang members. Le Cour said Izo 2 was also known as Didi and led the armed group in Kenscoff on behalf of and in coordination with Izo and other gang leaders. “He’s running a kind of franchise cell for other gangs,” he said.
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Gang leader threatens to kill hostages after attack in Kenscoff in which homes were also set alight ‘A massacre’: Haiti gangs carrying out mass killings At least 47 people were killed and more than 50 others kidnapped when armed men attacked a once peaceful community near Haiti’s capital at the weekend, the UN has said. A gang leader has threatened to kill the hostages if authorities kill any gang members as they try to secure the community of Kenscoff, nestled in the hills above Port-au-Prince. Sunday’s attack pierced the belief that security in the Caribbean country was improving. He identified himself as Izo 2, a reference to Izo, or Johnson André, one of Haiti’s most powerful gang members. Le Cour said Izo 2 was also known as Didi and led the armed group in Kenscoff on behalf of and in coordination with Izo and other gang leaders. “He’s running a kind of franchise cell for other gangs,” he said.
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Gang leader threatens to kill hostages after attack in Kenscoff in which homes were also set alight ‘A massacre’: Haiti gangs carrying out mass killings At least 47 people were killed and more than 50 others kidnapped when armed men attacked a once peaceful community near Haiti’s capital at the weekend, the UN has said. A gang leader has threatened to kill the hostages if authorities kill any gang members as they try to secure the community of Kenscoff, nestled in the hills above Port-au-Prince. Sunday’s attack pierced the belief that security in the Caribbean country was improving. He identified himself as Izo 2, a reference to Izo, or Johnson André, one of Haiti’s most powerful gang members. Le Cour said Izo 2 was also known as Didi and led the armed group in Kenscoff on behalf of and in coordination with Izo and other gang leaders. “He’s running a kind of franchise cell for other gangs,” he said.
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Gang leader threatens to kill hostages after attack in Kenscoff in which homes were also set alight ‘A massacre’: Haiti gangs carrying out mass killings At least 47 people were killed and more than 50 others kidnapped when armed men attacked a once peaceful community near Haiti’s capital at the weekend, the UN has said. A gang leader has threatened to kill the hostages if authorities kill any gang members as they try to secure the community of Kenscoff, nestled in the hills above Port-au-Prince. Sunday’s attack pierced the belief that security in the Caribbean country was improving. He identified himself as Izo 2, a reference to Izo, or Johnson André, one of Haiti’s most powerful gang members. Le Cour said Izo 2 was also known as Didi and led the armed group in Kenscoff on behalf of and in coordination with Izo and other gang leaders. “He’s running a kind of franchise cell for other gangs,” he said.
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Gang leader threatens to kill hostages after attack in Kenscoff in which homes were also set alight ‘A massacre’: Haiti gangs carrying out mass killings At least 47 people were killed and more than 50 others kidnapped when armed men attacked a once peaceful community near Haiti’s capital at the weekend, the UN has said. A gang leader has threatened to kill the hostages if authorities kill any gang members as they try to secure the community of Kenscoff, nestled in the hills above Port-au-Prince. Sunday’s attack pierced the belief that security in the Caribbean country was improving. He identified himself as Izo 2, a reference to Izo, or Johnson André, one of Haiti’s most powerful gang members. Le Cour said Izo 2 was also known as Didi and led the armed group in Kenscoff on behalf of and in coordination with Izo and other gang leaders. “He’s running a kind of franchise cell for other gangs,” he said.
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Gang leader threatens to kill hostages after attack in Kenscoff in which homes were also set alight ‘A massacre’: Haiti gangs carrying out mass killings At least 47 people were killed and more than 50 others kidnapped when armed men attacked a once peaceful community near Haiti’s capital at the weekend, the UN has said. A gang leader has threatened to kill the hostages if authorities kill any gang members as they try to secure the community of Kenscoff, nestled in the hills above Port-au-Prince. Sunday’s attack pierced the belief that security in the Caribbean country was improving. He identified himself as Izo 2, a reference to Izo, or Johnson André, one of Haiti’s most powerful gang members. Le Cour said Izo 2 was also known as Didi and led the armed group in Kenscoff on behalf of and in coordination with Izo and other gang leaders. “He’s running a kind of franchise cell for other gangs,” he said.
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