The State Department holds a press briefing after as many as 17 primarily American missionaries, including reportedly “men, women and children,” were kidnapped Saturday by a gang near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and are being held by them, local police have confirmed, part of a broader surge of kidnappings and unrest in the country.

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State Department Holds Press Briefing After 17 American Missionaries Held Hostage In Haiti