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Americans among group arrested in Haiti with arsenal of guns: media
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS FEBRUARY 18, 2019 / 11:24 AM / UPDATED 19 MINUTES AGO
Americans among group arrested in Haiti with arsenal of guns: media
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haitian police arrested a group of foreign nationals, including five Americans, armed with semi-automatic weapons, Haitian newspapers reported on Monday, adding to uncertainty in the impoverished Caribbean country after days of anti-government protests.
The U.S. State Department was aware that Haitian police arrested a group that included U.S. citizens, an official at the department said on Monday. Haitian police did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Haitian newspaper Le Nouvelliste reported that seven foreigners and a Haitian were in the group picked up by police on Sunday night. Police found rifles, pistols, drones and satellite phones in their two vehicles, the newspaper said.
Other media said several of the men were U.S. citizens, one was Serbian and another from Russia.
Haitian newspapers printed names that corresponded to social media profiles of U.S. citizens claiming military backgrounds.
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Americans among group arrested in Haiti with arsenal of guns: media
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haitian police arrested a group of foreign nationals, including five Americans, armed with semi-automatic weapons, Haitian newspapers reported on Monday, adding to uncertainty in the impoverished Caribbean country after days of anti-government protests.
The U.S. State Department was aware that Haitian police arrested a group that included U.S. citizens, an official at the department said on Monday. Haitian police did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Haitian newspaper Le Nouvelliste reported that seven foreigners and a Haitian were in the group picked up by police on Sunday night. Police found rifles, pistols, drones and satellite phones in their two vehicles, the newspaper said.
Other media said several of the men were U.S. citizens, one was Serbian and another from Russia.
Haitian newspapers printed names that corresponded to social media profiles of U.S. citizens claiming military backgrounds.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-haiti-protests-americans/americans-among-group-arrested-in-haiti-with-arsenal-of-guns-media-idUSKCN1Q71I9
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Update: Haiti arrests: US confirms Americans among group detained (BBC)
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