Women, Children Released in Haiti After Mass Kidnapping
UNICEF said it worked with community leaders to secure the release after gangs killed at least 47 people and abducted more than 50 in the raid.
- On Friday, UNICEF announced that a gang released six children and seven women who were among more than 50 people kidnapped during a deadly attack on Kenscoff, Haiti, nearly a week ago.
- Gangs killed at least 47 people during the late Sunday attack on Kenscoff, a once-peaceful farming community nestled in the hills above Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital.
- The gang leader Izo had threatened to execute all hostages if police intervened, prompting UNICEF to work with community leaders to help secure the release.
- "This release offers a rare moment of hope amid the violence threatening children in Haiti," said Yannig Dussart, UNICEF's deputy representative in Haiti, though medical needs remain unclear.
- While individual kidnappings are commonplace in Haiti, mass abductions like Kenscoff remain a stark reminder of the scale and frequency of attacks on children across the country.
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In addition to seven women, three babies under the age of 2, one 7-year-old child and two adolescents were released, according to a UNICEF statement.
Haiti gang frees 13 women and children days after deadly raid that killed at least 47 people
A gang in Haiti has freed thirteen hostages, including women and children, following a brutal assault. UNICEF played a crucial role in securing their release from a farming community. This incident in Kenscoff underscores the rampant violence impacting children across Haiti. The region has faced numerous fatalities and displacement due to gang activities, although mass abductions are less frequent and often yield unpredictable results for those …
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Independent EspañolPUERTO PRINCIPE, Haiti (AP) — Six children and seven women were released by a gang in Haiti that abducted more than 50 people after launching, almost a week ago, a deadly attack on a community near the capital,...
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