Six Catholic Nuns Kidnapped in Haiti

The abduction, involving unidentified bus occupants, occurred in a gang-controlled area amid the country's ongoing kidnapping crisis.

Six Catholic nuns from the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Anne were kidnapped in Haiti while traveling on a bus, along with other unidentified occupants.
The area where the kidnapping occurred is controlled by the Grande Ravine and Village de Dieu gangs, but it is unclear which group is responsible for the abduction.
Haiti has been grappling with a kidnapping epidemic, with gangs blamed for nearly 4,000 killings and at least 3,000 kidnappings last year, according to the United Nations.
The country's instability has been exacerbated by the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, a devastating earthquake in 2010, and Hurricane Matthew in 2016.
The U.S. State Department has designated Haiti as a 'do not travel' country due to kidnapping, crime, civil unrest, and poor health care infrastructure.