El Salvador president says bodies found in Haiti are not those of hostages
Summary
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele said four bodies handed to Salvadoran forces in Haiti were not those of the four Salvadoran technicians who disappeared after an attack. El Salvador has deployed about 450 soldiers to help find the men, who were serving with the UN-backed Gang Suppression Force.Key Facts
- A nongovernmental organisation delivered the four bodies to Salvadoran forces at an airport in Haiti, claiming they were the missing technicians.
- Bukele said one body was that of a child and another wore part of a uniform from a different country’s army.
- The four technicians disappeared after armed groups attacked their armoured vehicle in Croix-des-Bouquets, an area near Port-au-Prince controlled by armed groups.
- No gang has claimed responsibility for the attack, according to the article.
- The missing men served with the UN-backed Gang Suppression Force, which works to counter gang violence in Haiti.
- The New York Times reported that the bodies might be those of the missing men, but said they were badly burned and needed medical examination for identification.
- The UN said more than 5,700 people were killed or injured by gangs or operations against them in Haiti between January 1 and September 11 this year.
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