SEVENTEEN US missionaires have been abducted in Haiti by the 400 Mawozo gang according to Haitian police.

Reports show that five children and 12 adults are among those kidnapped.

Who were the missionaries kidnapped in Haiti by 400 Mawozo?

Police confirmed that 17 US missionaries were kidnapped in Haiti on October 16, 2021.

The New York Times broke the story, stating the gang in charge of the abduction is 400 Mawozo, one of the most dangerous gangs in the country.

The missionaries were reportedly on a bus leaving an orphanage at the time of the abduction. The bus was on the way to the airport at the time.

400 Mawozo controls the area near Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti.

According to the New York Times, the gang has been kidnapping and enacting violence to mass groups.

A statement from Christian Aid Ministries stated that among the kidnapped were five men, seven women, and five children. Two Haitians were also among the group, making 19 people missing in total.

The kidnapping occurred at the intersection of "Carrefour Boen" and "La Tremblay 17," according to ABC News.

It is currently unknown where the victims were taken.

Christian Aid Ministries is an Ohio-based missionary.

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