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US missionary kidnapped in Haiti
Thursday, October 19, 2006
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (UPI): A US missionary has been kidnapped in northern Haiti, UN officials in the troubled Caribbean nation said Tuesday.
The Rev. Pritchard Adams III was abducted in Cap-Haitien over the weekend by kidnappers asking for $80,000 for his release. Family of the victim negotiated the ransom down to $5,000, officials said.
Adams has been living in Haiti for the last 24 years.
Kidnappings have increased dramatically in recent years following the departure of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
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