Almost 200 massacred in Haiti as Voodoo practitioners reportedly targeted

Killings overseen by ‘powerful gang leader’ convinced his son’s illness was caused by followers of the religion

Close to 200 people were killed in brutal violence in Haiti’s capital over the weekend, many in a massacre in which a gang boss reportedly targeted Voodoo practitioners.

The killings of at least 110 people were overseen by a “powerful gang leader” convinced that his son’s illness was caused by followers of the religion, according to civil organisation the Committee for Peace and Development (CPD).