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Armed men kidnap high-ranking security official in Haiti
Key takeaways
- Top security official James Boyard, who is also inspector general of Haiti's police, was seized in the island's capital Port-au-Prince on Thursday.
- Both the Associated Press news agency and the New York Times confirmed his abduction via sources, with the newspaper adding Boyard's wife and six-year-old daughter were also taken.
- A ransom has been requested, according to the New York Times, who cited a person familiar with the case.
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André Rhoden-Paul Getty Images Residents flee their homes following clashes between armed gangs in Port-au-Prince last month Armed men in Haiti have kidnapped the defence minister's chief of staff, the highest-ranking official to be kidnapped in the violence-wracked Caribbean country in recent years.
Top security official James Boyard, who is also inspector general of Haiti's police, was seized in the island's capital Port-au-Prince on Thursday.
Both the Associated Press news agency and the New York Times confirmed his abduction via sources, with the newspaper adding Boyard's wife and six-year-old daughter were also taken.
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