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The "grandparent massacre": how the illness of the son of a Haitian gang leader ended in the largest massacre of the century in America

King Micanor, a member of Viv Ansanm, the confederation of gangs that controls Port-au-Prince, ordered the murder of 207 people during six days in December 2024. Most were elderly people from his neighborhood, Wharf Jérémie, whom he blamed for...

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The "grandparent massacre": how the illness of the son of a Haitian gang leader ended in the largest massacre of the century in America
Source: BBC Mundo
El rey Micanor, miembro de Viv Ansanm, la confederación de pandillas que con trola Puerto Príncipe, mandó asesinar a 207 personas durante seis días de diciembre de 2024. La mayoría eran ancianos de su barrio, Wharf Jérémie, a quienes culpó de enfermar y matar a su hijo de 6 años por obra del vudú.

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