<p>Gang leader threatens to kill hostages after attack in Kenscoff in which homes were also set alight</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jul/02/it-was-a-massacre-haiti-gangs-carry-out-mass-killings-across-the-country">‘A massacre’: Haiti gangs carrying out mass killings</a></p></li></ul><p>At least 47 people were killed and more than 50 others kidnapped when armed men attacked a once peaceful community near Haiti’s capital at the weekend, the UN has said.