Video includes purported threat from Haitian gang to kill kidnapped U.S. missionaries
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A Haitian gang leader has threatened to kill 17 members of a U.S. Christian missionary group being held hostage in the lawless Caribbean nation. In a video posted to social media on Thursday, a man believed to be the leader of the "400 Mazowo" gang says he'll shoot the 16 Americans and one Canadian, including five children, if his group's demand for $1 million in ransom for each hostage is not met.
CBS News has not independently confirmed the authenticity of the video, but the Reuters news agency said a U.S. State Department official had called it "legitimate." The voice of the man speaking in the video does resemble that of gang leader Wilson Joseph.
The gang kidnapped the missionaries near an orphanage last Saturday and made the $17 million ransom demand shortly after.
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