Haitians flee tear gas fired by officers clearing a camp of people at the US embassy seeking to escape the violence of armed gangs on July 25.
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Gang violence is tearing Haiti apart. Here’s what to know
The kidnapping of an American nurse in Haiti last week along with her young child has cast stark light on the Caribbean nation’s epidemic of lawlessness, where more than 1,000 people were taken hostage for ransom in the first six months of the year, according to United Nations figures.
