Haiti gang wants $17M ransom for kidnapped American and Canadian missionaries, say reports
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The gang that kidnapped a group of 17 American and Canadian missionaries in Haiti has asked for $1 million each for their release, a top Haitian official said Monday, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The 16 American citizens and one Canadian were kidnapped by the powerful "400 Mawozo" gang on Saturday after visiting an orphanage in Croix-des-Bouquets, a northeast suburb of the capital Port-au-Prince, officials said over the weekend.
Haitian Justice Minister Liszt Quitel said Monday that the missionaries were being held in a safe house right outside the suburb by the gang, which has demanded a total of $17 million for the group's release, the WSJ reported.
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