Haiti Police Launches Operation to Retrieve Bodies from Church-Led Protest

Haiti's police chief, Frantz Elbe, plans to launch an operation to recover the bodies of followers of an evangelical minister, Marcorel Zidor, who led a deadly protest against a heavily armed gang in the suburb of Canaan. At least seven people were killed, but the death toll may be as high as 20. The protest was organized by Zidor's church, the Evangelical Piscine de Bethesda, and aimed to confront the gang controlling the area. Haiti's national police condemned the protest and stated that the gang was armed with an "arsenal of war." The country has been plagued by gang violence, leading to the formation of civilian self-defense groups. The incident has raised concerns about the escalating violence and the need for law enforcement.