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Ransom freed some missionary hostages in Haiti, workers say
Read full article: Ransom freed some missionary hostages in Haiti, workers sayWorkers for an Ohio-based missionary organization say an unidentified person made a ransom payment that freed three of their kidnapped colleagues from a Haitian gang in early December.
Captive missionaries made daring escape in Haiti, church agency says
Read full article: Captive missionaries made daring escape in Haiti, church agency saysCaptive missionaries in Haiti found freedom last week by making a daring overnight escape, eluding their kidnappers and walking for miles over difficult, moonlit terrain with an infant and other children in tow, according to the agency they work for.
Ex-hostages doing well, have left Haiti, mission agency says
Read full article: Ex-hostages doing well, have left Haiti, mission agency saysAll the former hostages from a U_S_-based missionary group kidnapped in Haiti have been flown out of the country after a two-month ordeal and are “doing reasonably well.”.
Group clings to faith as US works on Haiti kidnapping case
Read full article: Group clings to faith as US works on Haiti kidnapping caseA U.S. religious organization whose 17 members were kidnapped in Haiti is asking supporters to pray and share stories with the victims’ families of how their faith helped them through difficult times as efforts to recover them entered a sixth day.
Haiti gang leader threatens to kill kidnapped missionaries
Read full article: Haiti gang leader threatens to kill kidnapped missionariesThe leader of the 400 Mawozo gang that Haitian police say kidnapped 17 members of a missionary group is seen in a new video saying he will kill them if he doesn’t get what he is demanding.
Efforts drag on to free 17 missionaries kidnapped in Haiti
Read full article: Efforts drag on to free 17 missionaries kidnapped in HaitiEfforts to win the return of 17 members of a U.S.-based missionary group and a local driver have stretched into a fourth day, with a violent gang demanding $1 million ransom per person.