A man uses his cellphone inside a concrete pipe at a market in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, Thursday, July 22, 2021. The city of Cap-Haitien is holding events to honor slain President Jovenel Moïse on Thursday ahead of Friday’s funeral. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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Violence overshadows memorial mass for slain Haitian leader
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CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti
A priest told mourners at a memorial service Thursday for slain President Jovenel Moïse that too much blood is being shed in Haiti as authorities warned of more violence ahead of his funeral.
The Rev. Jean-Gilles Sem spoke to dozens of people wearing white T-shirts emblazoned with Moïse’s picture.