port-au-prince, (Haiti): 17 American Christian missionaries and their families have been kidnapped by a gang in Haiti. The incident happened when all the missionaries were out of an orphanage in the capital, Port-au-Prince. These people were going towards the airport by bus to drop some members of their group. Children of missionaries are also among those who have been kidnapped.
According to a Reuters report, US State Department spokeswoman Jennifer Viau in Washington said that we are monitoring the matter. At the same time, there has been no response from the US Embassy in Haiti on this. A spokesman for Haiti’s police said they were gathering more information on the issue. Information is also being obtained about the abducted missionaries and their church.
According to the report, this gang of gunmen has been active on the border with Port-au-Prince and the Dominican Republic for several months. This gang has been involved in many incidents of theft and kidnapping. At the same time, the US-based Christian aid ministries sent a message to various religious missions, in which it was told that the abducted people were building an orphanage in Haiti. In the message, people were asked to pray so that these people can come back safely.
Gang wars increase in Haiti
Haiti is counted among the poorest countries in Africa. Incidents of gang wars are big here in recent times. This has left thousands of people homeless. The economic condition of the country has become even worse. Haiti’s President Jovenel Mois was assassinated in July. The August earthquake killed more than 2,000 people. Violence has intensified hereafter these two major incidents.
President Jovenel Mois was assassinated on July
The murder of Jovenel Mois was conspired by 28 people. These included 2 Americans of Haiti origin and 26 Colombians. Three of these Colombian suspects were killed by the police. At around 5 in the morning, heavily armed attackers entered the Rashtrapati Bhavan in the capital Port-au-Prince. They fired indiscriminately at 53-year-old President Mose and his wife Martina Mose. Twelve bullets hit the President’s body and he died on the spot. His wife was seriously injured.
Heavy devastation caused by the earthquake in August
In August this year in the Caribbean country of Haiti, after 10 years, there was a strong earthquake once again. It measured 7.2 on the Richter scale. Two cities suffered heavy damage in the tremors of the earthquake. Many houses were destroyed and roads were damaged due to the earthquake. There was heavy loss of life and property in the cities of Jeremy, Les Cayes, Saint Louis du Sud, and Les Angles.
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