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🚨 Crime
Haitian gangs release 13 captives after mass kidnapping in Kenscoff
Haiti · Latin America + Caribbean region
detected 2026-08-29T19:15:09Z
updated 2026-08-29T19:15:09Z
The attack in Kenscoff killed at least 47 people and resulted in the kidnapping of more than 50, as gangs exert control.
Single-source report, not yet corroborated.
Key facts
- Category
- 🚨 Crime
- Severity
- High
- Confidence
- Low
- Sources
- 1
- Location
- Approximate (country level)
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7 other events within 300 km in the 30 days around this event.
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