The notorious 400 Mawozo gang, a group with a long record of killings, kidnappings and extortion, has asked for $1 million per hostage, Justice Minister Liszt.
It is the largest reported kidnapping of its kind in recent years, with Haitian gangs growing more brazen and abductions spiking as the country tries to recover from the July 7 assassination of President Jovenel Moise and a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck southern Haiti on Aug. 14 and killed more than 2,200 people.
The notorious 400 Mawozo gang, a group with a long record of killings, kidnappings and extortion, has asked for $1 million per hostage, Justice Minister Liszt.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A gang that kidnapped 17 members of a U.S.-based missionary group demanded $1 million ransom per person, although authorities were not clear whether that amount included