The minibus in which were the 14 armed men killed by the inhabitants of Canapé-vert who identified them as members of the Ti Makak gang led by former gang leader Carlo Petit-Homme, in Port-au-Prince, on April 24, 2023. Photo of the PNH
The minibus in which were the 14 armed men killed by the inhabitants of Canapé-vert who identified them as members of the Ti Makak gang led by former gang leader Carlo Petit-Homme, in Port-au-Prince, on April 24, 2023. Photo of the PNH

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PORT-AU-PRINCE — Residents of Canapé-Vert set on fire 14 people they said were armed bandits on their way to bring reinforcements for an active attack of the nearby Turgeau and Debussy neighborhoods. According to what the inhabitants said, the early Monday immolation took place because local police had failed to stop the gang invasion of the three neighborhoods.

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I am Juhakenson Blaise, a journalist based in the city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. I cover the news that develops in this city and deals with other subjects related to the experience of Haitians for the Haitian Times newspaper. I am also a lover of poetry.