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Haiti violence: gang guns down churchgoers protesting against criminals

Haiti violence: gang guns down churchgoers protesting against criminals

Rights groups say churchgoers were killed and wounded as they marched in order to rid the area of gang members

At least seven people were killed in Haiti, a rights group said, after a powerful gang that controls a northern suburb of the capital, Port-au-Prince, opened fire with machine guns on a protest organised by a Christian church leader.

Hatian rights group CARDH director Gedeon Jean said the final number killed would probably be higher, adding that several people were wounded and some churchgoers had been kidnapped, after they marched through the community on Saturday trying to rid the area of gang members. Local media reported at least 10 participants were killed.

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