Around 30 of the bodies have been found, according to Bertide Horace, spokesperson for a local human rights organization.
There are over 20 bodies that have not been found yet, says Bertide Horace.
She adds that it is not possible to reach the site since it is still controlled by criminal groups.
The massacre is said to have been carried out as revenge for the death of a gang member earlier in the week.
On Friday afternoon, gang members – all belonging to "defense groups" – arrived at the location of Préval in central Haiti.
They invaded the area and set fire to around 15 buildings containing several houses. They entered the Maranatha church and beheaded its 86-year-old pastor, says Horace.
The gang members also killed 14 other people who were inside the church, continues she. The bodies were thrown into the river.
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Around 30 of the bodies have been found, according to Bertide Horace, spokesperson for a local human rights organization.
There are over 20 bodies that have not been found yet, says Bertide Horace.
She adds that it is not possible to reach the site since it is still controlled by criminal groups.
The massacre is said to have been carried out as revenge for the death of a gang member earlier in the week.
On Friday afternoon, gang members – all belonging to "defense groups" – arrived at the location of Préval in central Haiti.
They invaded the area and set fire to around 15 buildings containing several houses. They entered the Maranatha church and beheaded its 86-year-old pastor, says Horace.
The gang members also killed 14 other people who were inside the church, continues she. The bodies were thrown into the river.
Only during the first three months of this year, over 1,600 people in Haiti have been killed in events involving armed gangs, self-defense groups, and disorganized inhabitants, according to the UN office in the country.
