"A deadly drone attack in an impoverished area of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, which killed at least 11 people, including eight children, is being blamed on the government, as the country's use of the UAVs in its war on gangs comes under increasing scrutiny. The incident happened on Saturday night in Cite Soleil, one of Port-au-Prince's most dangerous neighbourhoods, in the city's west along the coast, as Albert Steevenson, known as Djouma or King Jouma, who is a suspected gang leader, was celebrating his birthday."
"Merika, another four-year-old victim of the attack, was playing with other children at 8pm in the Simon Pele neighbourhood, in Cite Soleil, where the suspected kamikaze drone exploded. The girl's grandmother, Mimose Duclaire, told the Miami Herald: While they were playing, I heard a boom' and when I looked, I saw both of her knees were broken and her head was split open. Merika died on her way to the hospital."
"The National Human Rights Defence Network (RNDDH), a human rights group, has said the explosions were caused by two kamikaze drones launched by the Haitian National Police task force. Neither the spokesperson for Haitian police nor the prime minister's office responded to the AP's requests for comment on the incident. The RNDDH said the casualty figures were a conservative estimate, but believed at least four gang members were killed, as well"
A kamikaze drone strike in Cite Soleil, Port-au-Prince, killed at least 11 people, including eight children. The strike occurred Saturday night during a birthday celebration for suspected gang leader Albert Steevenson, known as Djouma or King Jouma. The area is controlled by the Viv Ansanm coalition of gangs, designated a foreign terrorist organization by the United States. Human rights group RNDDH said two kamikaze drones launched by the Haitian National Police task force caused the explosions. Families reported severe injuries and deaths, including young children. The RNDDH called its casualty figures conservative and believed at least four gang members were killed.
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