The abductees, including an Irish missionary who directs care for children with special needs, were taken from an orphanage serving about 270 children.

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…

Gena Heraty and a three-year-old child were taken in the middle of the night in a "planned act", officials say.

The abductees, including an Irish missionary who directs care for children with special needs, were taken from an orphanage serving about 270 children.

Seven workers were also among victims taken outside of Port-au-Prince in ‘planned act’ in middle of night