Women and children were among the dead.
Gang members stormed the town of Pont-Sonde, in the agricultural Artibonite region of western Haiti, killing at least 70 people. More than 6,000 people were forced to flee.
Reuters reported this.
Gran Grief gang leader Lacson Elan claimed responsibility for the massacre, saying it was revenge for citizens remaining passive while police and vigilante groups killed his soldiers.
Local authorities said gang members set fire to dozens of homes and vehicles in one of the deadliest attacks in the country in recent years.
“This crime against defenseless women, men and children is an attack not only on the victims, but on the entire Haitian people,” Prime Minister Harry said. Conile.
Reinforcements are currently on site to keep the situation under control, and security forces are in control of the situation.
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