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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

The UN says more than 5,600 people were killed in Haiti last year as gangs rampage

Haiti Violence - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

More than 5,600 people were reported killed in Haiti last year as a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenya struggles to contain rampant gang violence, officials said Tuesday.

The number of killings increased by more than 20% compared with all of 2023, according to the U.N. Human Rights Office. In addition, more than 2,200 people were reported injured and nearly 1,500 kidnapped, it said.

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