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Haitians mourn victims of drone attack in gang-controlled slum
['Abc News']
ABC News: International
Hundreds of Haitians have attended a funeral for eight people killed in a drone attack last month in Port-au-PrincePORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Hundreds of Haitians attended a collective funeral Saturday for eight people killed in a drone attack last month in a gang-controlled slum in the capital Port-au-Prince.
Still traumatized by the attack, some attendees mistook a bird flying overhead for a drone, sparking panic as people ran in different directions.
On Tuesday, the U.N. Security Council voted to authorize a much larger, 5,550-member international force with expanded powers to help stop escalating gang violence in Haiti.
Gang violence has left a record more than 1.3 million people homeless across Haiti in recent years, and hunger and poverty are only deepening.
Millions of Haitians remain frustrated that their situation has not improved despite the promise of a new international force.