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Grave Robbers Loot Port-au-Prince Cemetery Amid Embargo Fallout
In Port-au-Prince Haiti the city’s 227 year old cemetery is ransacked by grave robbers tied to the trade embargo. Coffin handles and caskets are stolen while bodies lie exposed. police increase patrols as mourners witness a once peaceful burial ground degraded by theft and vandalism. Local funeral director Jacques Beloni condemns the desecration and notes added security measures being installed.
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