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PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Five priests and two nuns were kidnapped in Haiti on Sunday, a Catholic priest said, with two French citizens among the hostages in the Caribbean nation increasingly riven by kidnappings and violent crime.
The clergy members were kidnapped in the commune of Croix-des-Bouquets, northeast of the capital Port-au-Prince, said Father Gilbert Peltrop, secretary general of the Haitian Conference of the Religious (CHR) association.
“The nation must stand up to fight these thugs,” Peltrop told Reuters.
The French citizens included one priest and a nun, he said.
France’s Foreign Ministry confirmed that two French citizens had been kidnapped in Haiti but did not provide further details, citing security reasons.
“The nation must stand up to fight these thugs,” Peltrop told Reuters.
The French citizens included one priest and a nun, he said.
France’s Foreign Ministry confirmed that two French citizens had been kidnapped in Haiti but did not provide further details, citing security reasons.
“The crisis and support centre of the ministry of Europe and foreign affairs is fully mobilised as well as our embassy in Haiti, in close contact with local authorities,” the statement said .
The kidnappings come less than two weeks after gunmen kidnapped a Haitian pastor and three others during a ceremony that was streamed live on Facebook.
UN Atomic Watchdog Flags New Iranian Breach Of Nuclear Deal: Report UN Atomic Watchdog Flags New Iranian Breach Of Nuclear Deal: Report The International Atomic Energy Agency avoids saying Iran has breached the deal. At the same time, it generally only issues such ad hoc reports to member states in the event of a breach.
The breach has to do with what counts officially towards Iran s stockpile of enriched uranium.
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The U.N. atomic watchdog on Friday flagged a new breach by Iran of its nuclear deal with major powers on the day those powers met to revive the agreement, a report by the agency seen by Reuters showed, likely raising tensions with Western powers.