Haiti gang attack on weekend killed at least 70 people: UNUNITED NATIONS, United States, March 31, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - At least 70 people were killed in "brutal and coordinated" attacks on a town in central Haiti over the weekend, a UN official said Tuesday, giving the most reliable death toll to date. The attack late Saturday into Sunday happened in Petite Riviere de l'Artibonite, a town in central Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas. For years, Haiti has been in the throes of deadly gang violence, with frequent murders, rapes and kidnappings. Of those, at least 1,424 people were killed in violence by gangs, while 790 were wounded, according to the UN report. Meanwhile, attacks against gangs by self-defense groups caused at least 598 people to be killed and 76 injured.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 31, 2026 16:56 UTC