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The 3 October rampage in Pont-Sondé has led to entreaties for international support before gangs make their next move
The killers came under the cover of darkness, stealing across the Artibonite River on an abandoned bridge before marauding through this once-tranquil rural community with automatic rifles and knives.
“[They] were like headless chickens, shooting at anyone they saw,” said Louisseul François, a resident of the Haitian town of Pont-Sondé, who somehow survived the slaughter.
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