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Coverage dated March 24, 2023 to March 27, 2023

Family of US couple kidnapped in Haiti plea for release

Headline from WUSA9, on the newest of 2 developments

The U.S. couple and the person accompanying them on the trip to Haiti were snatched off a public bus amid a surge in gang-related kidnappings.

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  1. Florida couple has been kidnapped in Haiti and remain held at ransom, family says

    Headline from CBS News ·

  2. Newest

    Family of US couple kidnapped in Haiti plea for release

    Headline from WUSA9 ·

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  1. The Guardian

    Florida couple kidnapped and being held for ransom in Haiti, family says (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Jean Dickens Toussaint and Abigail Toussaint were reportedly abducted on a bus on 18 March while visiting ailing relatives

  2. CNN

    Florida couple has been kidnapped in Haiti and remain held at ransom, family says (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    A Florida couple has been kidnapped in Haiti and remain captive under ransom demands, family members say, who are asking for help and pressuring US officials to find them.

  3. Fox News

    Florida couple reportedly kidnapped in Haiti; State Department 'aware of reports of 2 US citizens missing' (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A Florida couple was reportedly kidnapped in Haiti a week and a day ago, and now their family is asking for the U.S. government to intervene as the alleged captors up the ransom price.

  4. Fox News

    American couple being held hostage in Haiti; kidnappers increase ransom demand (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    According to family, Abigail Toussaint and her husband, Jean-Dickens Toussaint, were kidnapped in Haiti on March 18 and are being held for ransom.

  5. WSVN Miami

    Family of Tamarac couple kidnapped in Haiti plea for release (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Nikese Toussaint was at church, so she didn’t see the text message from her sister.All she knew at that...

  6. People

    Fla. Couple Vacationing in Haiti Is Kidnapped, Being Held for Ransom, Says Family: 'Worst-Case Scenario' (opens People)

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    People's feed description

    Loved ones say that Jean Dickens Toussaint and his wife Abigail Toussaint traveled to the Caribbean country to spend time with relatives and attend a festival

  7. WUSA9

    Family of US couple kidnapped in Haiti plea for release (opens WUSA9)

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    WUSA9's feed description

    The U.S. couple and the person accompanying them on the trip to Haiti were snatched off a public bus amid a surge in gang-related kidnappings.

  8. Fox News

    American couple kidnapped by Haitian gang, family begs for release (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Relatives of Jean-Dickens and Abigail Michael Toussaint are in contact with the FBI as they publicly plead for Haitian gang members to release them.

  9. WFLA

    Family of Florida couple kidnapped in Haiti pleads for release (opens WFLA)

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    WFLA's feed description

    Nikese Toussaint was at church, so she didn’t see the text message from her sister.

  10. Tampa Bay Times

    Family of Florida couple kidnapped in Haiti plea for release (opens Tampa Bay Times)

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    Tampa Bay Times's feed description

    Nikese Toussaint says that her brother, his wife and another person were snatched off a public bus by a gang demanding $200,000 ransom for each.

  11. NBC Chicago

    Family of US Couple Kidnapped in Haiti Pleads for Release (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    The family of a U.S. couple who has been kidnapped in Haiti is pleading for their release. Nikese Toussaint says that gangs kidnapped her brother, his wife and a third person traveling with them on March 18. Toussaint said in a phone interview Monday from the U.S.

  12. Fox News

    Family of Americans kidnapped by gang in Haiti urged them not to make the trip amid spike in violence (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The family of an American couple kidnapped by a gang in Haiti earlier this month says they warned the couple not to travel to the country before they were kidnapped by a gang.

  13. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Family of U.S. couple kidnapped in Haiti pleads for release (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico >> Nikese Toussaint was at church, so she didn’t see the text message from her sister.

  14. CBS 42 Birmingham

    Family pleads for release of Florida couple who were kidnapped in Haiti (opens CBS 42 Birmingham)

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    CBS 42 Birmingham's feed description

    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Nikese Toussaint was at church, so she didn’t see the text message from her sister. All she knew at that point was that their brother and his wife, who live in the U.S.…

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