
38 Hostages Abducted By Haiti Gang Freed
No fewer than 40 people who were taken hostage in a mass kidnapping in Haitiβs capital Port-au-Prince were on Monday morning freed, one day after they were abducted by a gang, a transportersβ union announced.
‘The passengers who had been kidnapped were releasedβ¦ on 11 June,’ the Haitian Owners and Drivers Association (APCH) disclosed on Twitter, adding that the two minibuses they had been travelling in were also recovered.
The association, however, declined to reveal whether a ransom was demanded and paid to the kidnappers.
The 36 passengers and two drivers …