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January 7, 2022

Two Journalists Murdered in Haiti Amid Spiking Gang Violence
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In Haiti, suspected gang members killed two journalists on the outskirts
of Port-au-Prince Thursday. The reporters were on location to interview
the leader of a rival gang. A third journalist managed to escape the
brutal attack. Police identified the victims as local reporter Wilguens
Louissaint and Amady John Wesley, who worked with Canadian radio station
Écoute FM. The killings come amid a worsening security situation in
Haiti six months after the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.
Earlier this week, the U.S. arrested and charged Colombian national
Mario Palacios in connection with Moïse's killing. 


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