Ireland calls on Haiti to secure release of group kidnapped from local orphanage
An Irish missionary and three-year-old child are among eight people taken by gunmen who stormed the placeIreland’s foreign ministry has called on Haitian authorities to ensure “everything is done” to secure the release of a group of people, including an Irish missionary and a three-year-old child, t...
<p>An Irish missionary and three-year-old child are among eight people taken by gunmen who stormed the place</p><p>Ireland’s foreign ministry has called on Haitian authorities to ensure “everything is done” to secure the release of a group of people, including an Irish missionary and a three-year-old child, taken by gunmen who stormed a local orphanage.</p><p>Simon Harris, the Irish foreign minister, spoke with his Haitian counterpart overnight, the government said in a statement, during which they agreed to stay in touch on their work to ensure the group is released, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/04/haiti-mass-kidnapping-orphanage">including missionary Gena Heraty</a> who oversees the orphanage.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/05/ireland-haiti-kidnap-orphanage">Continue reading...</a>
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