Drone kills at least eight children at Haiti gang leader's birthday party
Members of the police attend the funeral of four Haitian police officers, two of whom were killed when an explosive drone accidentally detonated at a SWAT base in August, on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, in Kenscoff, Haiti, September 6, 2025.
A kamikaze drone strike has reportedly killed at least eight children and several adults in an attack on an alleged Haitian gang leader's birthday party in the capital Port-au-Prince, where he was distributing gifts, local media reported on Tuesday.
Local media Haiti Libre reported the attack targeted Albert Steevenson, known as Djouma, in the capital's Simon Pele neighborhood over the weekend, killing more than a dozen people including at least eight children.
