State Division Confirms Two U.S. Residents Kidnapped in Haiti
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. residents have been kidnapped in Haiti, State Division deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel confirmed on Thursday, including Washington is in common contact with Haitian authorities and can proceed to work with them.
Patel declined to supply additional particulars.
CNN reported final week {that a} Florida couple, Abigail and Jean-Dickens Toussaint, had been kidnapped in Haiti and have been being held captive beneath ransom calls for.
(Reporting by Simon Lewis, Jasper Ward, Ram Ayyub and Daphne Psaledakis; Modifying by Chris Reese)
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