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Haiti: 17 American missionaries, including children, kidnapped by gang

 

A group of 17 US missionaries - including children - have been kidnapped in Haiti.

They were on their way home from building an orphanage in the capital Port-au-Prince, Christian Aid Ministries said.  


A voice message sent to a number of religious missions by the Ohio-based foreign aid group said "men, women and children" were being held by an armed gang.   

It said: "The mission field director and the American embassy are working to see what can be done.

"Pray that the gang members will come to repentance and faith in Jesus Christ."

A US government spokesperson told the AP news agency: "The welfare and safety of US citizens abroad is one of the highest priorities of the Department of State."

Haiti has seen a resurgence in the number of gang-related kidnappings after President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated at his home in July.  


https://news.sky.com/story/haiti-17-american-missionaries-including-children-kidnapped-by-gang-12436170