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Three of the seven Catholic clergy who were kidnapped in Haiti more than a week ago have been released. Ten people were abducted in Croix-des-Bouquets, a town northeast of the capital Port-au-Prince, on April 11, including the seven clergy. The clergy abducted were a group of four priests and a nun from Haiti, as well as one priest and one nun from France. The three non-clergy were members of the family of a Haitian priest, who was not among those kidnapped. The kidnapped victims were “on their way to the installation of a new parish priest” when they were abducted, Mazile previously told AFP news agency, with the kidnappers demanding a $1m ransom for the group. ....
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The St Kitts Nevis Observer People gathered in front of the church of St Rock to pray for the release of those kidnapped Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse says he will “do everything the law allows” to secure the release of 10 people who were kidnapped by a gang in the town of Croix-des-Bouquets on Sunday. All but three of those kidnapped are Catholic clergy, among them a French nun and a French priest. They were seized on their way to the installation of a new parish priest. Kidnappings have surged in Haiti, with the Catholic Church describing the situation as “a descent into hell”. This is too much. The time has come for these inhuman acts to stop,” Bishop Pierre-André Dumas said. ....