Members of the “Gran Grif” gang wielded assault rifles and massacred dozens of people near Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, forcing thousands to flee.

The government in Haiti has deployed teams of anti-gang police after gunmen carried out a mass shooting through a town near Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, killing at least 70 people and forcing over 6,000 to flee.

“This odious crime against defenseless women, men and children is not only an attack against victims but against the entire Haitian nation,” Prime Minister Garry Conille said on X, adding that security forces were reinforcing the area