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Reuters
Reuters
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By Michelle Nichols

U.N. urges end to Haiti gangs weapons supply; China wanted embargo

FILE PHOTO: Motorcycle drivers pass through a burning road block as anger mounted over fuel shortages that have intensified as a result of gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol/File Photo

The United Nations Security Council on Friday unanimously threatened targeted sanctions against criminal gangs and human rights abusers in Haiti and called on countries to stop a flow of guns to the strife-torn Caribbean country.

Violence has soared since the assassination last year of President Jovenel Moise, which created a political vacuum that gangs have taken advantage of to expand control over territory.

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