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International Business Times
International Business Times
World
Luckenson Jean and Roberto Schmidt

Haiti Church Takes In Hundreds Fleeing Gang Violence

Gang violence in Haiti has forced hundreds of thousands from their homes (Credit: AFP)

Over a year and a half since Haiti's rampant gang violence upended her life, Philomene Dayiti longs for nothing more than leaving the Port-au-Prince church where she has taken refuge with hundreds of others and returning home.

But with the country in the early days of a political transition and a gang-fighting international security mission just hitting the ground, it's uncertain how long the 65-year-old -- like hundreds of thousands of other displaced Haitians -- still has to wait.

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