Violent Haitian gang releases women and children after mass kidnapping and deadly attack | National News
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Six children and seven women were released by a gang in Haiti that had kidnapped more than 50 people after launching a deadly attack on a community near the capital, Port-au-Prince, nearly a week ago, according to UNICEF.
The United Nations children’s agency said late Friday that among those released are three children under the age of 2, a 7-year-old and two teenage girls.
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