Nine people were kidnapped from an orphanage near the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on Sunday, officials said, including the facility's Irish director and a three-year-old child.
The victims were taken from the Sainte-Helene orphanage in the commune of Kenscoff, about 6.2 miles southeast of the capital.
Among them was Gena Heraty, an Irish missionary who oversees the orphanage - operated by the humanitarian organization 'Nos Petits Freres et Soeurs' ('Our Little Brothers and Sisters').
A three-year-old child and seven employees were also taken, according to Kenscoff Mayor Masillon Jean and a separate source close to the organization.
'The attackers broke into the orphanage around 3:30 am without opening fire,' Jean said, calling it a 'planned act.'
