Three Christian missionaries from Oklahoma-based group killed in Haiti

Three Christian missionaries from Oklahoma-based group killed in Haiti

Voice of America News reports: “Three Christian missionaries from Missions in Haiti were shot and killed in an ambush by a gang in Haiti, the Oklahoma-based group said Friday.

The missionaries were shot by gang members at about 9 p.m. CDT (0200 GMT) Thursday, the group said in two Facebook posts.

Months of gang violence in Haiti have forced the government into retreat, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned the country is close to becoming a failed state.

Haiti’s main international airport in Port-au-Prince reopened this week, nearly three months after it shut due to deadly gang-related violence. But gangs still control much of the capital, and Haiti’s main seaport remains closed…”

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