# El Salvador says Haiti gangs hold four security force members hostage, launches rescue mission

https://mins.news/en/item/110089

- Reuters, 2026-10-21 20:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/el-salvador-says-haiti-gangs-holding-4-force-members-hostage-announces-new-2026-10-21/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad91d4e75a7df0001b1417d

> President Nayib Bukele said on Wednesday that Haitian gangs were holding four Salvadoran members of a UN-backed international security force hostage. He said he had launched a military operation to bring them back unharmed.

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