Scores of people including three infants were killed in a gang attack in central Haiti, the United Nations Human Rights Office said in a statement on Friday.
Members of the Gran Grif gang used automatic rifles to kill at least 70 people, including 10 women and three infants, according to the UN.
The attack occurred in the town of Pont Sondé in Artibonite department, a crucial agricultural center about 50 miles north of Port-au-Prince, where gang violence has continued to spread, according to the UN.
At least 16 people were seriously injured in the attack, including two gang members hit during an exchange of fire with Haitian police, the UN said. The gang members also set fire to at least 45 houses and 34 vehicles, forcing some residents to flee.
The International Organization for Migration said more than 6,000 people had been displaced by the violence.
Gang violence in Haiti has proliferated in recent years, with attacks becoming more brazen and violent. The UN reports that at least 3,661 people have been killed since January this year.
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