Social Justice
American Couple Held For Ransom In Haiti Released
Jean-Dickens Toussaint and Abigail Toussaint, who were visiting relatives in Haiti, were kidnapped on March 18 while traveling on a bus from Port-au-Prince, according to their family members.
A Florida couple who was held for ransom for nearly a month in Haiti was released Thursday after negotiations with their kidnappers, the Haitian National Police and the couple’s family announced.
Florida couple held for ransom in Haiti released
Jean-Dickens Toussaint and Abigail Toussaint, who were visiting relatives in Haiti, were kidnapped on March 18 while traveling on a bus from Port-au-Prince, according to their family members.
According to reports, the family paid the kidnappers’ $6,000 demand but then they raised the price to $200,000 per person.
The exact details of the conditions of the couple’s release weren’t immediately revealed.
Travel advisory
The State Department has issued an advisory warning Americans not to travel to Haiti “due to kidnapping, crime, and civil unrest.”
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