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Heavily armed foreigners arrested in Haiti sent to United States, officials say
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS FEBRUARY 21, 2019 / 12:37 AM / UPDATED 6 HOURS AGO
Heavily armed foreigners arrested in Haiti sent to United States, officials say
Anthony Esposito
2 MIN READ
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - A heavily armed group of foreign nationals, who were arrested in Haiti on Sunday after days of massive anti-government protests, were handed over to U.S. authorities on Wednesday, Haitian and U.S. authorities said.
It was unclear if all the members of the group, which reportedly included five Americans, a Serb and a Russian, were flown to the United States.
“The return of the individuals to the U.S. was coordinated with the Haitian authorities,” a State Department representative for Western Hemisphere Affairs said in an emailed statement, without providing further details.
A spokesman for Haiti’s Justice Ministry also confirmed that the individuals were “were handed over to U.S. authorities this Wednesday.”
Media reports said that, at the time of their arrest, the men were armed with semi-automatic weapons, rifles, pistols, drones and satellite phones in their two vehicles.
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Heavily armed foreigners arrested in Haiti sent to United States, officials say
Anthony Esposito
2 MIN READ
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - A heavily armed group of foreign nationals, who were arrested in Haiti on Sunday after days of massive anti-government protests, were handed over to U.S. authorities on Wednesday, Haitian and U.S. authorities said.
It was unclear if all the members of the group, which reportedly included five Americans, a Serb and a Russian, were flown to the United States.
“The return of the individuals to the U.S. was coordinated with the Haitian authorities,” a State Department representative for Western Hemisphere Affairs said in an emailed statement, without providing further details.
A spokesman for Haiti’s Justice Ministry also confirmed that the individuals were “were handed over to U.S. authorities this Wednesday.”
Media reports said that, at the time of their arrest, the men were armed with semi-automatic weapons, rifles, pistols, drones and satellite phones in their two vehicles.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-haiti-protests-americans/heavily-armed-foreigners-arrested-in-haiti-sent-to-united-states-officials-say-idUSKCN1QA0FC
