Bukele says military operation launched to rescue Salvadorans held by gangs in Haiti

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced on Wednesday that a military operation has been launched to free four Salvadoran aviation technicians kidnapped by gangs in Haiti. Haiti is a Caribbean country, while El Salvador is in Central America.

What is known

According to Bukele, the aim of the operation is to rescue all four kidnapped Salvadoran nationals, who work in aviation. The available information does not give details on how the operation is being carried out, which forces are involved, the circumstances of the abduction or which gangs are holding the men.

Further details on the course of the operation and the fate of the captives may be added once more information becomes available.