UN Security Council calls emergency meeting after deadly gang attacks in Haiti

The UN Security Council has called an emergency meeting at 3pm local time to hear and discuss the latest developments in Haiti after a deadly spate of gang attacks on civilians. The session was announced as violence against civilians continues to intensify in the country.

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The source says gangs in Haiti continue to terrorise communities with the "wanton, intentional infliction of incredible pain" on people who are often just in the wrong place at the wrong time. It describes the attacks as part of an ongoing pattern of violence affecting civilians.

The report also says there are reports of illicit weapons slipping into Haiti. No further details are provided on the scale of the weapons flow, any casualties, or the outcome of the Security Council meeting.

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