Haiti gang release all 12 hostages from US missionary group, police say

Haitian police spokesman Gary Desrosiers says that a kidnapping gang has released all remaining hostages from an Ohio-based missionary group

Thursday 16 December 2021 16:41 GMT

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Haitian police spokesman Gary Desrosiers said Thursday that a kidnapping gang has released all remaining hostages from an Ohio-based missionary group.

He gave no immediate details.

Seventeen members of the group from Christian Aid Ministries were captured two months ago. Five had been freed in earlier releases.

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Haiti gang release all 12 hostages from US missionary group, police say

Haitian police spokesman Gary Desrosiers says that a kidnapping gang has released all remaining hostages from an Ohio-based missionary group

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