Haiti protesters burn plane belonging to US missionary group
Port-au-Prince, HaitiReuters Haitian demonstrators protesting against crime in the city of Les Cayes on Tuesday burned a plane belonging to US missionary group Agape Flights, according to local media reports and an Agape spokeswoman. The protesters entered the local airport in Les Cayes even though police fired tear gas at the group, according to a […]
Efforts drag on to free 17 missionaries kidnapped in Haiti
Port-au-Prince, HaitiAP Efforts to win the return of 17 members of a US-based missionary group and a local driver stretched into a fourth day Wednesday, with a violent gang demanding $US1 million ransom per person. The group seized includes five children aged from eight months to 15 years, although authorities were not clear whether the […]
Updated: Gang with past abductions blamed for kidnapping missionaries in Haiti
Updated: 7.30am (AEDT)Port-au-Prince, HaitiAP A notorious Haitian gang known for brazen kidnappings and killings was accused by police Sunday of abducting 17 missionaries from a US-based organisation. Five children were believed to be among those kidnapped. The 400 Mawozo gang kidnapped the group – which also included some elderly people – in Ganthier, a commune that […]