Haitian gangs release 13 captives after mass kidnapping in Kenscoff

The attack in Kenscoff killed at least 47 people and resulted in the kidnapping of more than 50, as gangs attempt to exert control in the area. The United Nations has announced that six children and seven women kidnapped last week in the hillside community of Kenscoff, Haiti, have been released. In a statement late on Friday, representatives from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) used the news to call attention to the ongoing crisis unfolding in Haiti — and the toll it has taken on the country’s youth. “This release offers a rare moment of hope amid the violence threatening children in Haiti,” said Yannig Dussart, the group’s deputy representative in Haiti. “The Kenscoff abduction was not an isolated incident but another stark reminder of the scale and frequency of attacks on children across the country.” The freed captives were part of one of the largest mass abductions in recent memory in Haiti. There, those who had taken shelter were forced outside. Some attempted to flee.

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