Haiti Kidnappings Live Updates: US seeks release of 17 missionaries kidnapped by notorious gang
A notorious Haitian gang abducted 17 people from a U.S.-based missionary organization east of Port-au-Prince Saturday, Haitian police inspector Frantz Champagne toldThe 400 Mawozo abducted 16 American citizens, one Canadian from the Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries. A total of five children, seven women and five men were taken in the Croix des Bouquets suburb while they visited an orphanage, according to the group.
The 400 Mawazo was blamed for kidnapping a group of Catholic priests and nuns earlier this year. They were eventually released.
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