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    Kidnapping of American missionaries in Haiti highlights the perils of religious workers abroad

    by Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times Oct 17, 2021 3 minutes

    Haiti, suffering from a long string of natural and political disasters, is also plagued by lawlessness. Kidnappings are on the rise, with more than 300 reported in the first eight months of 2021, according to the United Nations.

    Even so, the hostage-taking on Saturday of 17 people associated with an American Christian aid group by a gang in Port-au-Prince stands out for its brazenness. It also illustrates the dangers American religious missionaries

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