Suspected Haiti gang members killed, set on fire in apparent act of vigilante justice: report

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Two suspected Haitian gang members have been killed and set on fire in a suburb of Port-au-Prince in an apparent act of vigilante justice against the armed groups terrorizing the Caribbean country, a report says.

The killings in Pétion-Ville happened as Haitian newspaper Le Nouvelliste reported Wednesday that at least 15 people have died in attacks around that area, which is home to numerous embassies, according to Reuters. Locals in Pétion-Ville reportedly became involved in a shootout.

A Reuters journalist there said they saw two suspected gang members killed and set on fire. Earlier, the news agency said footage it viewed showed the individuals’ bodies lying and being dragged around on the street, with one of the men with his hands cut off.

One of the suspected gang members also had their family home set on fire, Reuters is reporting.

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People in the communities that were attacked Wednesday called radio stations pleading for help from Haiti's national police force, which remains understaffed and outmatched by the gangs. Among the communities targeted in the pre-dawn hours were Meyotte, Diègue and Métivier.

"When I woke up to go to work, I found I could not leave because the neighborhood was in the hand