American Couple Held for Ransom in Haiti, Family Says
TL;DR
An American couple visiting Haiti to see ailing relatives and attend a community festival were kidnapped from a bus nearly a week ago and are being held at ransom, according to their family. The kidnappers initially demanded $6,000 for the couple's release, but once the money was sent, the price went up to $200,000 per person. The family has reached out to the U.S. Embassy and U.S. Department of Homeland Security for help. The State Department advises Americans not to travel to Haiti due to kidnapping, crime, and civil unrest.
- 'We told them not to go': American couple being held at ransom in Haiti, family says KABC-TV
- Florida couple has been kidnapped in Haiti and remain held at ransom, family says CNN
- Watch NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt Excerpt: American couple kidnapped in Haiti NBC Insider
- Florida couple kidnapped and being held for ransom in Haiti, family says The Guardian US
- US State Department monitoring reports of kidnapped couple in Haiti Reuters Canada
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