Eight Turkish Citizens Kidnapped in Haiti’s Capital Port-au-Prince

MAy 10, 2022 | By Colin O. Jarrett |

Eight Turkish citizens have been kidnapped in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince on Monday.

This is the latest in a string of high-profile kidnappings by powerful gangs.

According to reports, the group had boarded a bus in the neighbouring Dominican-Republic and were kidnapped late Sunday afternoon in a community neighbouring the capital city of Haiti.

Those kidnapped were 5 men and 3 women.

There are no details on a ransom request.

Haiti gang, infamous for taking hostages for ransom, abducts 17 passengers from bus https://t.co/KGVlrd9zMo

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Colin O Jarrett is a Caribbean News Editor with Vision Newspaper