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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A gang that kidnapped 17 members of a U,S.-based...
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A gang that kidnapped 17 members of a U,S.-based...
Haiti’s justice minister says the gang is demanding $1 million per person for the 16 Americans and one Canadian kidnapped, including 5 children.
It is the largest reported kidnapping of its kind in recent years, with Haitian gangs growing more brazen and abductions spiking as the country tries to recover from the July 7 assassination of President Jovenel Moise and a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck southern Haiti on Aug. 14 and killed more than 2,200 people.
The notorious 400 Mawozo gang, a group with a long record of killings, kidnappings and extortion, has asked for $1 million per hostage, Justice Minister Liszt...
Haiti’s justice minister says the gang is demanding $1 million per person for the 16 Americans and one Canadian kidnapped, including 5 children.