Florida Couple Held for Ransom in Haiti, Family Desperate for Help
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A Florida couple visiting Haiti has been kidnapped and held for ransom, with their captors demanding $200,000 each after initially asking for $6,000. Kidnappings for ransom have surged in Haiti, with over 1,200 reported in 2022. The couple's abduction comes as aid agencies warn of a "hunger emergency" in the country, with nearly half the population regularly going hungry. The US State Department has not confirmed the kidnapping but said it is "aware of reports of two US citizens missing in Haiti."
- Florida couple kidnapped and being held for ransom in Haiti, family says The Guardian US
- Florida couple has been kidnapped in Haiti and remain held at ransom, family says CNN
- American couple being held at ransom in Haiti, family says: 'We told them not to go' ABC News
- US State Department monitoring reports of kidnapped couple in Haiti Reuters Canada
- ‘It Doesn't Feel Real': Tamarac Couple Kidnapped While Visiting Haiti, Family Says NBC 6 South Florida
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