Haitian gang head threatens to kill 17 abducted missionaries if demands not met
India Today
The boss of a Haitian gang accused of kidnapping 17 members of a US-based missionary group is warning that the hostages will be killed if his demands, of $1 million for each of those kidnapped, aren’t met.
“I swear by thunder that if I don’t get what I’m asking for, I will put a bullet in the heads of these Americans,” gang leader Wilson Joseph said in a video posted on social media Thursday.
Officials said early in the week that the 400 Mawozo gang was demanding $1 million for each of those kidnapped, although it wasn’t clear if that included the five children in the group, among them an 8-month-old. Sixteen Americans and one Canadian were abducted, along with their Haitian driver.ALSO READ: Indian national abducted two weeks ago in Kabul, released
Joseph also threatened Prime Minister Ariel Henry and Haiti’s national police chief as he spoke in front of the open coffins that apparently held several members of his gang who were recently killed.
