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At least 70 killed in bandit attack on Haitian village

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A human rights group reports that at least 70 people were killed and approximately 30 injured during a recent massacre by armed bands targeting the Artibonite region, Haiti's breadbasket province; this figure significantly surpasses previous government estimates which cited only around sixteen fatalities for similar incidents occurring in late March.

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    A collective defending human rights organization reports at least 70 deaths and over 30 injuries resulting from an attack in Haiti's Artibonite region.
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    The death figure cited by the Collective Defending Human Rights group is significantly higher than official government estimates for this incident.
Mar 31 Humanitarian aid organizations report at least 70 dead and over one million displaced following a bandit attack in Haiti's Artibonite region, with the Collective Defending Human Rights group citing significantly higher casualties than official estimates.
Feb 28 - Mar 4 (Weekend) A criminal gang known as 'Gran Grif' perpetrated an armed massacre north of Port-au-Prince in Haiti's Artibonite region, resulting at least one death according to initial police reports before the toll rose significantly.

At least 70 people were killed and at least another 30 injured in an attack on Monday morning near Jean-Philippe, a village north of Port-au-Prince. The toll is significantly higher than the official estimate.

— Japantoday

The reported death count from human rights groups far exceeds figures provided by Haitian authorities regarding this weekend's massacre in Haiti

— CBC | World News
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At least 70 dead after bandit attack on Haitian villagetranslated
Haiti: Menschenrechtsgruppe meldet 70 Tote bei Bandenangriff in Artibonite
At least 70 killed in Haiti massacre, rights group says, far exceeding official toll

At least 70 people were killed in an early Sunday attack on the Artibonite region's Jean-Denis area by members of Gran Grif gang armed forces supported international mission and a U.S. private military company, have intensified operations against gangs that control m /no_think