Haitian Migrant Decapitated in Dominican Republic

Dominican police are investigating the decapitation of a migrant from neighboring Haiti.

Police Maj. Jose Llubres says the victim's body was found Saturday in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of the capital, Santo Domingo. He says residents allege the victim killed a local merchant and police are investigating whether he was slain in revenge.

The Foreign Ministry described the killings as an "incident between individuals" in a statement Tuesday.

Haitian officials have called the migrant's killing barbarous and questioned whether Dominican police could have prevented it.

About 1 million people of Haitian descent live in the Dominican Republic, often suffering discrimination and violence.

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