Al Jazeera English published this video item, entitled “Haiti kidnappings: Leader of G9 group denies gangs’ involvement” – below is their description.
The leader of a group of nine Haitian gangs, commonly referred to as G9, says his members are not responsible for kidnapping 17 foreign missionaries.
The head of the group marched through Port-au-Prince, flanked by hundreds of residents in defence of his armed groups.
Al Jazeera’s Manuel Rapalo reports Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
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Al Jazeera English YouTube Channel
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Haiti is a Caribbean country that shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic to its east. Though it’s still recovering from a 2010 earthquake, many of Haiti’s landmarks dating to the early 19th century remain intact. These include Citadelle la Ferrière, a mountaintop fortress.
Jean-Jacques Dessalines (later Emperor Jacques I), defeated Napoleon Bonaparte’s forces and declared Haiti’s sovereignty on 1 January 1804.
Haiti became the only state in history established by a successful slave revolt. Apart from Alexandre Pétion, the first President of the Republic, all of Haiti’s first leaders were former slaves.