Two men in Haiti suspected of buying weapons for gangs lynched by mob

Killings underscore how outnumbered police are in Haiti after months of attacks and kidnappings by gangs

Two men in Haiti were hacked to death by a mob who thought they were buying weapons for gangs, police said Saturday.

Police confirmed the crowd snatched the men from police custody after they were found with about $20,000 (16,000) and the equivalent of about $43,000 in Haitian cash in their car, along with two pistols and a box of ammunition.