### [2026-08-23](/feed/2026/08/23/index.md)

##### Haitian crisis
# At least 47 people are killed and over 50 others are kidnapped by armed gangs in Kenscoff, Ouest department, Haiti, in one of the largest mass kidnappings in the conflict. 




### Sources:

1. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/haiti-kenscoff-gangs-killed-kidnapped-attack-1690b1523421eb72aa260d9d56b5d521)

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