A Haitian gang that kidnapped a group of American and Canadian missionaries demands $17 million to release them, US media report
said he identified the ages of the abducted children as 8 months and 3, 6, 14 and 15 years.
It is the largest reported kidnapping of its kind in recent years, with Haitian gangs growing more brazen and abductions spiking.Nationwide strike to protest gangs Haitians on Monday mounted a nationwide strike to protest gang crime and kidnappings, which have been on the rise for years and have worsened since the July assassination of President Jovenel Moise.
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