United States has seen proof of life for some kidnapped missionaries in Haiti, says official

U.S. officials have spearheaded efforts to safely retrieve 16 Americans and one Canadian, including five children, who were abducted after visiting an orphanage

The U.S. government has seen proof that at least some members of the group of American and Canadian missionaries kidnapped in Haiti last month are alive, according to a senior Biden administration official.U.S. officials have been spearheading the efforts to safely retrieve the missionaries, who were on a trip organized by the Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries.

Liszt Quitel, Haiti’s interior minister, and Chenald Augustin, a spokesman for the office of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, did not respond to requests for comment. The incident has focused global attention on Haiti’s dire kidnapping problem, which has worsened amid economic and political crises and spiralling violence.

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