The U.S. State Department on Thursday confirmed that two U.S. citizens have been kidnaped in Haiti.
“I can confirm the kidnapping of two U.S. citizens in Haiti. We are in regular contact with Haitian authorities and will continue to work with them and our U.S. Government interagency partners, but I don’t have any other specific updates to offer at this time,” State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel said during a briefing.