Haiti gang war leaves 148 dead, some raped

PORT-AU-PRINCE: At least 148 people have been killed in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, some of them burned alive, since two rival gangs launched an all-out turf war late last month, a human rights organization said on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila).

"At least 148 people were murdered, including seven bandits...executed by their leader," between April 24 and the beginning of May, said the National Network for the Defense of Human Rights after an investigation carried out in the northern neighborhoods of the capital, where the gang war has raged.