El Salvador deploys troops to Haiti to rescue missing nationals
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El Salvador President Nayib Bukele deployed over 2,000 troops to Haiti to rescue four missing nationals, including air force technicians ambushed by armed gangs. Bukele had previously threatened to destroy Haitian gangs if Salvadorans were not released. The mission aims to assist in cracking down on gangs in Haiti.
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El Salvador sends 2,000 troops to Haiti to rescue four missi
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- Subject：
- El Salvador
- Action：
- deployed soldiers to Haiti
- Object：
- retrieve four missing nationals
- Occurred (fact side)：
- Oct 29, 00:00
- Published (valid side)：
- Oct 29, 14:24
- First seen (known side)：
- Oct 29, 15:51
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- BBC WorldRelated fact: single sourceSource report revisedEl Salvador deploys 2,000 troops to Haiti to rescue four missing soldiers
Report first recorded Oct 29, 15:51
El Salvador has sent over 2,000 soldiers to Haiti to retrieve four air force technicians who went missing nearly two weeks ago while travelling in an armoured vehicle. President Nayib Bukele confirmed the deployment and said the troops would also assist security efforts against gangs. The mission follows an ambush in Croix-des-Bouquets, where the technicians were working with a UN-backed anti-gang organisation. Haiti has handed over four bodies, but Bukele said they did not match the missing soldiers, noting one was a child and another wore a different country's uniform.
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