The gang that kidnapped 17 missionaries while they were on a trip to visit an orphanage in Haiti on Saturday has demanded $1 million each for their safe return, Justice Minister Liszt Quitel confirmed Tuesday.
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 has demanded a $17 million ransom for them, according to Haiti's justice minister, as quoted by the Wall Street Journal.