An American couple visiting Haiti is being held at ransom after being kidnapped from a bus nearly a week ago, their family says.
Jean Dickens Toussiant and Abigail Toussaint are shown in this undated photo.An American couple visiting Haiti is being held at ransom after being kidnapped from a bus nearly a week ago, according to their family.
A family friend who met the couple at the airport to escort them was also kidnapped, their niece, Christie, who declined to give her last name, told"They stopped the bus at a stop and they asked for the Americans on the bus and their escorts to come off the bus and then they took them," Christie told the station.In response to an inquiry about the incident, the U.S. Department of State did not confirm a kidnapping but said it is "aware of reports of two U.S.
The kidnappers initially demanded $6,000 for the couple's release, Nikese Toussaint, the sister of Jean Dickens Toussaint, told ABC News. Though once they sent the money, the price went up to $200,000 per person and "we don't have that type of money," Christie told WPLG.Toussaint and Imbert Family "The U.S. Department of State and our embassies and consulates abroad have no greater priority than the safety and security of U.S. citizens overseas," the U.S. Department of State said. "When a U.S. citizen is missing, we work closely with local authorities as they carry out their search efforts, and we share information with families however we can."Jean Dickens Toussiant and Abigail Toussaint are shown in this undated photo.
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