In a note, Liszt Quitel, the Minister of the Interior and Territorial Communities (MICT) says he is "stunned by the horror and violence of the crimes perpetrated particularly over the past weekend in Tabarre" https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-37450-icihaiti-cite-doudoune-savage-shooting-at-least-8-innocent-citizens-killed.html having cost the lives of several fellow citizens

In addition, "The Ministry also remains concerned about the nuisance caused by armed groups, organized as real looters and highwaymen on the RN2, the RN1, at Canaan and Trou Sable on the RN3. Many citizens were blocked for hours during the day of Saturday August 20, on the RN1, while trucks of goods and building materials have been the prey to these outlaws until the intervention of the security forces. Several other users were also targeted, including officials, including Kesnel Normil, the Acting Principal Mayor of Petion-ville [...] whose vehicle came under numerous fire at Canaan."

"The Minister presents his deepest sympathy to the parents, relatives and friends of those who died in this massacre perpetrated by armed bandits in Tabarre. It also expresses its solidarity with the victims of the attacks on the public highway [...]"

Other reactions:

Acting Prime Minister Ariel Henry :

"I am revolted by the news of the assassination of several compatriots by armed bandits operating in Tabarre. The Government strongly condemns this heinous crime, while extending its sympathy to the relatives and friends of the victims. On behalf of the government, I renew my firm determination to relentlessly combat insecurity. I instruct the police to continue the clubbing of the bandits in order to put them out of harm's way.

Sébastien Carrière, Ambassador of Canada to Haiti :

Sébastien Carrière, Ambassador of Canada to Haiti said "The abject violence that reigns in areas controlled by gangs is often anonymous. Faceless statistics. Not this morning and I'm heartbroken, like the whole country. Meanwhile in Port-au-Prince, we do politics as usual. I call on all political, social and economic actors to unite in a consensual transition plan and thus put an end to the political crisis. Now."

See also :

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-37450-icihaiti-cite-doudoune-savage-shooting-at-least-8-innocent-citizens-killed.html

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