Haiti democratic transition council says secretary-general kidnapped

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PORT-AU-PRINCE - The Secretary-General of Haiti's High Transition Council , Anthony Virginie Saint-Pierre, has been kidnapped according to the head of the committee which has been tasked with creating a roadmap for elections which have been penciled in for next year.

Haiti, which last had elections in 2016 and has been without elected representatives since January, is facing a crisis driven by powerful gangs who control large parts of the capital and have kidnapped hundreds of people.

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