{"id":1126277,"date":"2021-12-16T18:44:34","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T23:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1126277"},"modified":"2021-12-16T18:44:38","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T23:44:38","slug":"haitian-gang-releases-remaining-missionaries-held-hostage-for-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haitian-gang-releases-remaining-missionaries-held-hostage-for-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Haitian gang releases remaining missionaries held hostage for months"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhaitian-gang-releases-remaining-missionaries-held-hostage-for-months%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1126277&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2615122\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2615122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A sign stands outside the Christian Aid Ministries in Titanyen, Haiti, on October 22, 2021. (Photo by RICARDO ARDUENGO\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 3:00 PM PT \u2013 Thursday, December 16, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>A group of Haitian kidnappers released the remaining hostages held captive for ransom money. On Thursday, Haitian Police and the Christian Aid Ministries both said all 17 missionaries that were being held hostage by the Haitian gang had now been freed.<\/p>\n<p>Five missionaries had been released prior to Thursday, leaving 12 still captive.<\/p>\n<p>Christian Aid Ministries said the 17 missionaries abducted on Oct. 16 included five children ranging from eight-months to 15-years-old. The 400 Mawozo Gang threatened to kill the hostages if they didn\u2019t receive a $17 million ransom. Early in the kidnapping, U.S. authorities reached out to the gang regarding the group\u2019s release.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cWe have [in the administration] been relentlessly focused on this, including sending a team to Haiti from the State Department, working very closely with the FBI, which is the lead in these kinds of matters,\u201d stated White House Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. \u201cIn constant communication with the Haitian National Police, the church that the missionaries belong to as well as the Haitian government and we will do everything that we can to help resolve the situation.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The 400 Mawozo, which loosely translates as the \u201c400 Simpletons,\u201d kidnapped the 16 American missionaries and one Canadian missionary while they were visiting an orphanage outside the capital Port Au Prince.&nbsp;The gang is responsible for a number of violent kidnappings and extortion plots throughout the impoverished nation over the last few years, including the kidnapping of five priests and two nuns earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear whether any ransom money was paid to the gang during hostage negotiations.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2589008\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2589008\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2589008\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/AP21320695584781.jpg\" alt=\"A man opens a gate to the Christian Aid Ministries headquarters in Titanyen, Haiti, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. Seventeen missionaries from the religious organization were kidnapped one month ago on Oct. 16 near the capital. (AP Photo\/Matias Delacroix)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2589008\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A man opens a gate to the Christian Aid Ministries headquarters in Titanyen, Haiti, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. Seventeen missionaries from the religious organization were kidnapped one month ago on Oct. 16 near the capital. (AP Photo\/Matias Delacroix)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/oann.com\/la-attorney-general-landry-on-police-week-bidens-vax-mandates\/\">La. Attorney General Landry On Police Week, Biden\u2019s Vax Mandates<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A sign stands outside the Christian Aid Ministries in Titanyen, Haiti, on October 22, 2021. 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