At least 70 people killed in gang attack on Haitian town, UN reports

A violent gang attack occurred in the town of Pont-Sondé. The UN Human Rights Office reported that at least 70 people were killed, including three infants, and 16 people were seriously injured. The gang, identified as the Gran Grif gang, set fire to 45 houses and 34 vehicles, forcing some residents to flee. A government prosecutor described the attack as a "massacre." The attack occurred on Thursday and was one of the deadliest in Haiti's Artibonite department, a region known for its agriculture. The UN reported that at least 3,000 people were forced to flee their homes due to the attack.