Charred bodies found in Haiti after gang leader killed
STORY: Gravediggers buried charred bodies allegedly belonging to gang members in Haiti, after clashes between the National Police and armed groups left a prominent gang leader dead.
Authorities were seen recovering the charred bodies from the street in Port-au-Prince on Friday.
The remains were said to be members of the Delmas 95 gang led by Ernst Julme, also known as Ti Greg.
It was not clear if one of the charred bodies was Julme, who died in the shootout with police.
The death of Julme, who is associated with crime boss Jimmy "Barbeque" Cherizier's alliance, marks a setback for the gangs and their effort to take over more of the city.
Julme had recently escaped from Haiti's largest prison in a mass jailbreak.
Haiti has been gripped by violence since rival gangs unleashed a wave of attacks this month. Thousands have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced.
International organizations, including the World Food Programme, said almost half of Haiti's people are struggling to feed themselves, with the country now suffering its worst level of food insecurity on record.
Regional leaders are trying to form a transitional council that will be tasked with appointing a replacement for Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who announced his resignation on March 11.
He is currently stranded abroad as gang violence prevented his return to the country.
