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   (CNN) — Seventeen missionaries from the United States and   
   Canada, some of them minors, were kidnapped in Haiti on   
   Saturday, according to the organization Christian Aid Ministries.   
      
   “The group of sixteen US citizens and one Canadian citizen   
   includes five men, seven women, and five children,” read a   
   statement released by the Ohio-based organization Sunday.   
      
   “We are seeking God’s direction for a resolution, and   
   authorities are seeking ways to help,” they said.   
      
   An investigation is ongoing, according to a source in Haiti’s   
   security forces, who attributed the kidnapping to local gang   
   members. Haitian officials are in touch with the US State   
   Department about the kidnapping, the country’s foreign minister,   
   Claude Joseph, told CNN.   
      
   The missionaries were traveling by vehicle Saturday to Titanyen,   
   north of the capital Port-au-Prince, after visiting an orphanage   
   in the Croix des Bouquets area. They were abducted along the   
   route between the two places.   
      
   One of the abducted missionaries, an American citizen, posted a   
   call for help in a WhatsApp group as the kidnapping was   
   occurring, The Washington Post reported, quoting a person   
   familiar with the abduction who spoke on the condition of   
   anonymity.   
      
   “Please pray for us!! We are being held hostage, they kidnapped   
   our driver. Pray pray pray. We don’t know where they are taking   
   us,” the message said.   
      
   It is unclear whether the message was a video or a text sent to   
   the WhatsApp group, and there is no information on the WhatsApp   
   group itself in the Washington Post’s reporting.   
      
   CNN cannot independently verify the authenticity of this message   
   or the report.   
      
   A spokesperson for the US State Department said late Saturday it   
   was aware of the reports.   
      
   “The welfare and safety of US citizens abroad is one of the   
   highest priorities of the Department of State. We are aware of   
   these reports and have nothing additional to offer at this   
   time,” the spokesperson said.   
      
   According to a senior US official familiar with the situation,   
   the US does not know the current location of the kidnapped   
   missionaries. The FBI and State Department officials are working   
   around the clock to secure the release of Americans, the   
   official said.   
      
   Canadian officials are also working with local authorities and   
   “implicated NGOs” to gather information, a spokeswoman for   
   Global Affairs Canada told CNN.   
      
   CNN has reached out to the Haitian Justice Ministry and the   
   National Police but they have not yet commented.   
      
   Transport union calls for strike action   
   Kidnappings have surged in Haiti throughout 2021, with numbers   
   rising nearly 300% since July.   
      
   At least 628 kidnappings have taken place since January, of   
   which 29 are of foreigners, according to data released earlier   
   this month by the Center for Analysis and Research in Human   
   Rights, a non-profit based in Port-au-Prince.   
      
   A Haitian transportation union, the Association of Owners and   
   Drivers of Haiti (APCH), has called for an indefinite strike   
   from Monday to protest the spike in kidnappings, among other   
   issues, in Haiti, the group told CNN.   
      
   On Friday, the group called on all sectors to join the strike,   
   as the number of kidnappings continues to escalate in Haiti.   
      
   “We call on the government to put an end to the kidnappings and   
   provide us safety or for them to resign immediately. We are the   
   most victims; the transportation sector is an easy target for   
   kidnappers all over the country,” Méhu Changeux, president of   
   the APCH, told CNN on Sunday.   
      
   “We lost many members to the insecurity and dozens of members   
   have been kidnapped. The latest tragedy of the kidnapping of the   
   American missionaries shows no one is safe in this country. We   
   will fight for our lives and for our future. We call on all   
   sectors to join the fight, don’t wait until it’s your turn to be   
   kidnapped by these gangs. We are hostage in our own country,”   
   Changeux said.   
      
   Calls for the strike came just before the missionaries were   
   reported kidnapped by gang members in Haiti.   
      
   Turbulent year   
   On Friday, the UN Security Council voted to extend the mandate   
   of the UN mission in Haiti by nine months, until July 15, 2022.   
      
   At the UNSC meeting Friday, US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-   
   Greenfield said, “As we all know, the past year has been   
   especially turbulent in Haiti. By renewing the mandate of BINUH   
   (the UN mission in Haiti), we have helped to ensure the UN can   
   continue its vital efforts to support democratic institutions   
   and planning for elections, strengthen the rule of law and   
   promote stability.”   
      
   Haitian Foreign Minister Claude Joseph had urged the UNSC   
      
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