* A group of Christian missionaries and their family members were kidnapped by the 400 Mawozo gang on Saturday in La Trembley area of Port-au-Prince, Haiti
* Officials say the group — which includes 16 Americans, a Canadian and several children — were kidnapped while leaving an orphanage in Croix des Bouquets
* The missionaries were abducted from a bus headed to the airport near Carrefour Boen and La Tremblay 17 on the road to Ganthier
* One of the abductees sent a voice message via WhatsApp saying: 'Please pray for us!! We are being held hostage. We don't know where they are taking us'
* The US government is aware of the kidnapping reports and officials at the American embassy are reportedly 'working to see what can be done'
* 400 Mawozo also kidnapped another group of Christian worshippers who were travelling to Ganthier in April, keeping them hostage for almost three weeks
* A surge in gang violence has displaced thousands and hampered economic activity in the poorest country in the Americas
A group of Christian missionaries and their family members were kidnapped on Saturday by gang members in Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince.
The missionaries were abducted from a bus headed to the airport to drop off some members of the group before continuing to another destination in Haiti, a report by the New York Times stated, citing security officials from the crisis-engulfed Caribbean nation.
The missionaries — which include 16 Americans, a Canadian citizen and several children — were taken in the area of La Tremblay by what was believed to be members of the 400 Mawozo gang, the Miami Herald reported.
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More News On 17 U.S. And Canadian Christian Missionaries And Their Children Kidnapped By Armed Gang In Haiti
Haiti gang kidnaps US missionary group, including children -- FOX News/AP
Mass Abduction of U.S. Missionaries Startles Even Kidnap-Weary Haiti -- New York Times
17 American and Canadian missionaries kidnapped by gang members in Haiti -- CNN
Gang with past abductions blamed for kidnapping missionaries -- AP
'400 Mawozo' gang believed to have kidnapped Christian missionaries in Haiti -- The Hill
4 comments:
Bring in the drones!!!
Winking, Blinking, and Nod will be all over this one. Nod may even "address the nation"!
Well, we have American hostage in Afghanistan, that's just 16 more for the Biden administration.
My former boss, a GS14, use to do missionary work in Haiti regularly. He is Puerto Rican.
So before some liberals get all hot, bothered, and wet over dome white southern Baptists getting kidnapped, they might considered holding their horses.
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