After the 23 August raid, state control in Kenscoff is thin: 2,647 people displaced, dozens still held, and a December election looming.

PANAMA CITY -- At least 40 people were killed after gangs attacked the commune of Kenscoff, near Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, local media reported Monday.

The latest attack comes as Haiti prepares for general elections scheduled for December 13 — the country's first in more than a decade. Voter registration is underway, but experts…