Armed men kidnapped James Boyard, cabinet director of Haiti's Defense Ministry and an inspector general of the National Police, on Thursday, June 11, in Bourdon, a Port-au-Prince neighborhood, the Associated Press reported, citing a person with knowledge of the case. Local media described Bourdon as one of the few areas of the capital still considered relatively safe. Reports based on AP said Boyard is the highest-ranking Haitian official kidnapped in recent years. The person who confirmed th...

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