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Kidnappers free American missionary in Haiti, U.N. says
Kidnappers free American missionary in Haiti, U.N. says
Friday, February 9, 2007
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti
An American missionary who had been kidnapped outside the Haitian capital was released unharmed Friday, a U.N. police official said.
Gunmen had abducted Nathan Jean-Dieudonne, 58, on Sunday while he was driving home from his church in Croix-des-Bouquets, a suburb of Port-au-Prince.
Fred Blaise, a U.N. police spokesman, said Jean-Dieudonne was released unharmed before dawn. It was not immediately clear if a ransom was paid.
The FBI sent hostage negotiators to Haiti this week to help secure the release of Jean-Dieudonne, a U.S. citizen of Haitian descent. A U.N. anti-kidnapping squad and Haitian police were also working to free him.
Kidnappings for ransom surged in Haiti in the chaotic aftermath of a 2004 revolt that toppled former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Most of the crimes are blamed on streets gangs based in the capital's sprawling slums, but corrupt police have also been implicated.
Kidnappers have increasingly targeted foreign missionaries, many of whom travel with little security and work in poorer areas where police presence is thin.
U.N. troops and Haitian police have stepped up patrols in the capital, prompting kidnappers to look for victims in outlying suburbs.
? U.N. official says missionary Nathan Jean-Dieudonne was released unharmed
? It was not immediately clear if a ransom was paid
? The FBI sent negotiators to Haiti to help secure Jean-Dieudonne's release
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- An American missionary who had been kidnapped outside the Haitian capital was released unharmed Friday, a U.N. police official said.
Gunmen had abducted Nathan Jean-Dieudonne, 58, on Sunday while he was driving home from his church in Croix-des-Bouquets, a suburb of Port-au-Prince.
Fred Blaise, a U.N. police spokesman, said Jean-Dieudonne was released unharmed before dawn. It was not immediately clear if a ransom was paid.
The FBI sent hostage negotiators to Haiti this week to help secure the release of Jean-Dieudonne, a U.S. citizen of Haitian descent. A U.N. anti-kidnapping squad and Haitian police also were working to free him.
Kidnappings for ransom surged in Haiti in the chaotic aftermath of a 2004 revolt that toppled former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Most of the crimes are blamed on streets gangs based in the capital's sprawling slums, but corrupt police also have been implicated.
Kidnappers increasingly have targeted foreign missionaries, many of whom travel with little security and work in poorer areas where police presence is thin.
U.N. troops and Haitian police have stepped up patrols in the capital, prompting kidnappers to look for victims in outlying suburbs.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Hundreds of U.N. peacekeepers raided Haiti's largest slum Friday to arrest gang members and take control of the area - sparking a gun battle that wounded at least two soldiers, the top U.N. commander said.
More than 500 blue-helmeted troops in armored vehicles entered the seaside slum of Cite Soleil before dawn and tried to seize several abandoned buildings that had been used by gangs to stage attacks, said Maj. Gen. Carlos Alberto Dos Santos Cruz, the Brazilian commander of the 9,000-strong international force.
Dos Santos said gang members fired thousands of rounds at peacekeepers, injuring two. It was not immediately clear if there were casualties among gang members or civilians in the densely populated slum of 300,000 people.
Les kidnappeurs refont surface discrètement dans la capitale
Les kidnappeurs refont surface discrètement dans la capitale
Vendredi, 9 février 2007 12:21
Plusieurs cas d?enlèvement ont été rapportés ces derniers jours, ce qui confirme les analyses faisant état d?une recrudescence des actes de kidnapping dans la région métropolitaine après une accalmie de plus d?un mois.
Un pasteur adventiste, Jean Emmanuel Daniel Gordon, a été kidnappé par des bandits armés mercredi soir dans la zone de Martissant. Le kidnapping s?est produit sur le boulevard Jean Jacques Dessalines non loin de fontamarra 27, une région ou les forces de l?ordre n?ont pas établi de point fixe.
Un autre religieux, le pasteur, Jean-Dieudonne Nathan, américain d?origine haïtienne, a été enlevé dimanche à la Croix-des-Bouquets (nord de Port-au-Prince).
Des cas de kidnapping sont recensés presque tous les jours dans plusieurs régions de la capitale. Mardi matin, une jeune femme a été enlevée par trois hommes armés à la ruelle Berne (centre de la capitale) alors que la semaine dernière, une écolière de 15 ans avait été enlevée chez ses parents par un groupe de bandits lourdement armé à Pétion-Ville.
En dépit de la multiplication des cas de kidnapping, les autorités font état de baisse du taux d?enlèvement dans la région métropolitaine. Le porte parole de La Mission des Nations Unies pour la Stabilisation d?Haïti ( Minustah), Jean Jacques Simon, avait fait état hier d?une diminution des cas de kidnapping à Port-au-Prince tout en reconnaissant que la bataille n?est pas encore gagnée.
Si le niveau de kidnapping ne peut être comparé à la situation qui prévalait à la fin de l?année 2006, les observateurs notent un changement de stratégie des bandits qui se font plus discrets afin d?échapper aux patrouilles de la police disséminées dans divers artères de la capitale. Le commissaire de police de Pétion-Ville, Francène Moreau, avait annoncé mercredi l?arrestation de plus d?une dizaine de présumés kidnappeurs, expliquant que ces bandits venus d?autres quartiers avaient été dénoncés par des habitants de la commune.
Certains bandits se réfugient en province avec leurs victimes pour échapper aux opérations anti-kidnapping des forces de l?ordre. On apprend qu?un adolescent de 14, enlevé à Port-au-Prince le 3 février, a été retrouvé par des paysans dans la ville de Limbé ( Non loin du Cap Haïtien).
Albert qui a été enlevé dans un quartier sensible de la capitale par un groupe de six kidnappeurs a été retrouvé à 14h, à la Coupe-Limbé.
U.N.: Kidnappers free American missionary 
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