Kidnapping in Haiti shines spotlight on gangs, risk experts say


FILE PHOTO: A sign marks the entrance of the home office of Christian Aid Ministries in Millersburg, Ohio, U.S., October 17, 2021. REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk//File Photo

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries pulled its American staff out of the country for nine months because of political unrest before returning them last year, according to the group's 2020 annual report.

The kidnapping of 17 missionaries over the weekend has underlined a different, growing concern.

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