CNN —At least 70 people, including three infants, were killed in a gang attack in the central Haiti town of Pont Sondé, the United Nations Human Rights Office said in a statement on Friday.
Members of the “Gran Grif” gang used automatic rifles to kill at least 70 people on Thursday, including 10 women and three infants, according to the UN.
The attack occurred in Haiti’s Artibonite department, a crucial agricultural center about 50 miles north of Port-au-Prince, where gang violence has continued to spread, according to the UN.
At least 16 people were seriously injured in the attack, including two gang members hit during an exchange of fire with Haitian police, the UN said.
“Despite an extremely difficult security context, the victims of this attack are being cared for by local institutions,” the ministry said.
Persons:
Pont Sondé, Garry Conille, Grif, Luckson Elan, “, ”, Conille
Organizations:
CNN, United Nations Human Rights, UN, Haitian, Haitian Ministry of Health, Multinational Security, Haitian National Police
Locations:
Haiti, Pont, Haiti’s Artibonite, Port, Haitian, Artibonite, United States, Caribbean