Haitians demand answers from police after gangs kill 47, kidnap more than 50
- PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Haiti’s National Police faced mounting criticism Thursday over why authorities failed to prevent a recent gang attack in which 47 people were killed and more than 50 kidnapped.
- Police spokesperson Garry Desrosiers took only a handful of questions from journalists at a news conference Thursday, just days after gangs attacked Kenscoff, a once-peaceful farming community nestled in the hills near Port-au-Prince.
- Asked what police are planning to do about those kidnapped, Desrosiers said he could not answer that question publicly.
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- PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Haiti’s National Police faced mounting criticism Thursday over why authorities failed to prevent a recent gang attack in which 47 people were killed and more than 50 kidnapped.
- Police spokesperson Garry Desrosiers took only a handful of questions from journalists at a news conference Thursday, just days after gangs attacked Kenscoff, a once-peaceful farming community nestled in the hills near Port-au-Prince.
- Asked what police are planning to do about those kidnapped, Desrosiers said he could not answer that question publicly.
Sources: ABC News