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At least 89 people dead in gang violence in Haiti's capital

<span style="color: #222222;">In Haiti, At least 89 people have been killed in a week of gang violence in the capital Port-au-Prince.<br />''<br />''A rights group on Wednesday said that the unrest erupted on July 7 between two rival factions in Cite Soleil, an impoverished and densely populated neighborhood of Port-au-Prince.<br />''<br />''The National Human Rights Defense Network said in a statement that at least 89 people were killed and 16 others are missing in the past week's violence.  It also said, another 74 people sustained gunshot or knife wounds. Local media reports that poverty and widespread violence is causing many Haitians to flee to the Dominican Republic or to the United States.</span><br />

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