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post, it s the message that was sent from one of 16 americans as they were being kidnapped by a ruthless game in haiti on saturday. they were last seen in the commune east of the country s capital port-au-prince. the fbi and u.s. state department tonight on the ground in haiti. and still even trying to figure out where they are. joe johns is outfront. reporter: a city descending into lawlessness. many businesses and schools were closed monday in port-au-prince in an indefinite strike to protest the worsening security in haiti. gangs rule the streets here, and kidnapping is big business for them. a brazen abduction on saturday. 17 missionaries were taken just north of the capital after visiting an orphanage. 16 americans, one canadian, five of them children. the missionaries were part of a group called christian aid ministries based in ohio. u.s. officials say they do not

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