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Vigilantes in Haiti strike back at gangsters with brutal street justiceOld cars, used tires and barbed wire block off the biggest neighborhood in the capital of Haiti. Gun-toting gangsters have been robbing, raping and murdering the innocent. Weak or corrupt police and government officials have done little, or worse. Now the people are rising up. A wave of brutal vigilante justice is breaking across Haiti, concentrated in this capital of about 1 million. The vigilantes close off neighborhoods. Then they often chop the limbs of suspected gangsters, behead them and set them afire, sometimes when they are still alive. Vigilantes have killed at least 164 people since the movement dubbed “bwa kale” began in April.
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Vigilantes in Haiti strike back at gangsters with brutal street justiceOld cars, used tires and barbed wire block off the biggest neighborhood in the capital of Haiti.
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Religious leaders, once mostly spared Haiti’s violence, are now targetsKidnappings, looting and other attacks have shuttered Vodou temples, Churches and mosques, making it difficult for worshipers to practice their faiths.
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At Least 15 Dead, 8 Missing In Haiti Flooding, Landslides - Videos from The Weather ChannelHeavy rains over the weekend caused widespread flooding and landslides across Haiti, killing at least 15 people while eight more remain missing. - Videos from The Weather Channel | weather.com
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At least 42 dead, thousands homeless after floods in HaitiFlooding from torrential rains in Haiti has left at least 42 people dead over the past couple days and dozens more missing and injured, officials said on Monday.
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As US Considers Reoccupying Haiti, History Shows Occupation Is the Root ProblemUS ambassador to UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield visited Brazil to convince the government to lead a multilateral effort to reinstate US military control in Haiti.
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