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
Alwin Marshall-Squire is the Editor-in-Chief of S-Q Publications Inc., overseeing editorial strategy for GTA Weekly, GTA Today, and Vision Newspaper. He leads the publications’ mission to deliver bold, original journalism focused on the people and communities of the Greater Toronto Area, Canada, and the global Caribbean diaspora.
Also writes for GTA Weekly and GTA Today.
