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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent

Haiti: at least 12 suspected criminals beaten to death and burned in capital

Haitians flee their homes during clashes between gangs in Port-au-Prince.
Haitians flee their homes during clashes between gangs in Port-au-Prince. Photograph: Ralph Tedy Erol/Reuters

Haiti’s tailspin into humanitarian crisis and bloodshed has racked up its latest moment of horror after at least a dozen suspected criminals were beaten to death and burned in broad daylight on the streets of its capital, Port-au-Prince.

Horrifying footage of the incident showed the bloodied men being forced to lie on the asphalt by rifle-wielding police before bystanders piled tyres on top of them, doused them with petrol and set them alight.

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