State Dept. confirms kidnapping of American couple in Haiti

At a press briefing Thursday, the State Department confirmed 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 US government interagency partners, but I don't have any other specific updates to offer at this time,” said State Department Deputy Spokesman Vedant Patel. Florida couple Jean-Dickens Toussaint and Abigail Michael Toussaint were abducted on March 18 around Port-au-Prince and are being held under ransom demands.