Six religious Sisters kidnapped by armed assailants in Haiti on 19 January have been freed.
The group was released late on Wednesday, 25 January, and all the nuns are in good condition, the archbishop of Port-au-Prince told The Associated Press.
“Thanks to God for helping us,” said Archbishop Max Leroy Mésidor. He declined to confirm whether a ransom was paid or to provide further details, such as who was responsible for the kidnapping.
The abduction took place in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital, when the six Sisters of Saint Anne were travelling to a university. The gunmen stopped the bus and took the driver, the Sisters and a seventh traveller, to an undisclosed location, reports Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN).
The area where the kidnapping occurred is territory fought over by two rival gangs: the Grande Ravine and Village de Dieu gangs.
