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Another town in Haiti comes under attack a week after gangs killed at least 115 people

A neighbour cries during the funeral of Jean Louis Jeune Gracien, who was killed during an attack by armed gangs, in Pont-Sonde, Haiti, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph) A neighbour cries during the funeral of Jean Louis Jeune Gracien, who was killed during an attack by armed gangs, in Pont-Sonde, Haiti, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -

Gunmen invaded another town north of Haiti鈥檚 capital on Thursday, shooting at people and setting homes on fire, just a week after a massacre killed at least 115 people in the country鈥檚 central region. The number of casualties was not immediately known.

Residents in the coastal town of Arcahaie called radio stations pleading for help and asking that police come and save them.

Lionel Lazarre, deputy police spokesman, told Radio Cara茂bes that officers were on site and that authorities were taking several measures to strengthen their presence.

鈥淭he police heard the people of Arcahaie shouting for help,鈥 he said.

Radio T茅l茅 Monopole reported that gunmen attacked the town before dawn, opening fire and wounding multiple people as they set fire to homes, especially those in the Vigner and Bercy communities.

Several radio stations reported that the attack was launched by the gang in the area of Canaan known as the Taliban. The gang has around 200 members and operates mostly in the northern part of the Port-au-Prince capital.

Arcahaie is located between Haiti's capital and the central town of Pont-Sond茅, where another gang, Gran Grif, is accused of killing more than 115 people last Thursday.

While most of the gang violence is centered in Port-au-Prince 鈥 which is 80% controlled by gangs 鈥 it has spread north of the capital in recent years, especially the central Artibonite region.

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