"The UN secretary-general has condemned the reported killing of at least 40 people during an attack by armed gangs in a fishing village north of Haiti's capital. Media in Haiti widely reported that the attack took place on Thursday night in Labodrie. It is another sign of escalating gang violence that has spread outside the capital. The secretary-general is alarmed by the levels of violence rocking Haiti and urges the Haitian authorities to ensure that perpetrators of these and all other human rights abuses and violations are brought to justice, the UN said in a statement."
"A spokesperson for the national police declined to comment on the alleged killings. Haitian media reported that gangs set Labodrie on fire after the killing of a gang leader who goes by the name Vladimir. He was a member of a gang alliance known as Viv Ansanm that the US declared a terrorist organisation in May. The US state department said the Viv Ansanm alliance was among the primary causes of instability and violence in Haiti. Its members have taken control of large swaths of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and spread to surrounding areas."
At least 40 people were reportedly killed during an armed gang attack on Thursday night in the fishing village of Labodrie north of Haiti's capital. Haitian media widely reported the attack and said gangs set Labodrie on fire after killing a gang leader known as Vladimir. Vladimir belonged to Viv Ansanm, a gang alliance that the US declared a terrorist organisation in May. The US State Department said Viv Ansanm was among the primary causes of instability and violence in Haiti, with members controlling large swaths of Port-au-Prince and spreading to surrounding areas. The UN secretary-general condemned the killings, expressed alarm at escalating violence, and urged Haitian authorities to bring perpetrators of human rights abuses to justice. A national police spokesperson declined to comment.
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