Six Haitian nuns were kidnapped on Friday as they traveled by bus through the capital, religious leaders said.
A statement from the Haitian Assembly of the Religious said the nuns were accompanied by an unspecified number of unidentified people on the bus, who were also abducted. The nuns are said to be from the Sisters of St. Anne.
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The congregation did not respond to messages seeking comment. The perpetrators of Friday's kidnappings were not immediately known, but gangs that control an estimated 80% of Port-au-Prince are said to be responsible for thousands of kidnappings.
On April 19, 2011, the Haitian flag is raised against a clear sky at the former presidential palace site in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (Photo by THONY BELIZAIRE/AFP via Getty Images)
The conference said there were too many kidnappings in Haiti, filling people's hearts with “sadness and fear.”
About 3,000 people were reported abducted last year, according to UN statistics.
The nuns are the latest high-profile kidnapping victims reported in Haiti. In late November, prominent Haitian Dr. Douglas Pape was kidnapped in Port-au-Prince. According to local media reports, he has not yet been released despite multiple ransom payments.
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In October 2021, 17 members of a religious group in the United States were kidnapped and later released, some after two months in captivity.
