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'Terrifying' - US man recalls being kidnapped in Haiti

HAITI, AUG 6 – Jeff Frazier lost 22.5 kilograms during captivity in Haiti, with kidnappers making initial demands while abducting multiple victims from an orphanage, officials said.

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A US citizen who was held for ransom by a gang in Haiti for 43 days said negotiators will have a "hard time" pretending to Irish woman Gena Heraty's kidnappers that she is a "no one".

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'Terrifying' - US man recalls being kidnapped in Haiti

A US citizen who was held for ransom by a gang in Haiti for 43 days said negotiators will have a "hard time" pretending to Irish woman Gena Heraty's kidnappers that she is a "no one".

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