US Couple Kidnapped in Haiti Despite Family's Warnings.

The family of an American couple kidnapped in Haiti urged them not to travel to the country due to the spike in violence. Jean-Dickens Toussaint and his wife Abigail Toussaint were reportedly abducted on a bus on March 18 while visiting ailing relatives. The couple is believed to have been kidnapped by a gang and is being held hostage, with the abductors demanding a ransom payment of $200,000 each. The U.S. State Department advises Americans not to travel to Haiti "due to kidnappings, crime, and civil unrest."