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February 3, 2010

Missionaries Appear Before Haitian Judge
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In other news from Haiti, a group of detained US missionaries appeared
before a Haitian judge Tuesday, following their arrest for trying to
leave the country with a busload of children. Child welfare groups have
expressed outrage over the group’s attempt, saying some of the children
had parents who survived the January 12 earthquake. The missionaries say
they were only trying to rescue abandoned and traumatized children.
Haitian officials have suggested the missionaries could face trial in
the United States if Haiti’s devastated court system is unable to handle
their case.



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