{"id":"8ff3fcd5-2cd6-43ce-b3b8-641f9d3ed9e0","url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/haiti-el-salvador-portauprince-caribbean-gang-violence-b3071084.html","domain":"independent.co.uk","outlet":{"name":"The Independent","country":"GB","cred":3,"lean":-1,"curated":true},"title":"El Salvador’s Bukele announces military operation to rescue hostages held by gangs in Haiti","plainHeadline":"Bukele launches military operation to rescue four Salvadoran hostages in Haiti.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced a military operation to rescue four aviation technicians.","The hostages were kidnapped by gangs in Haiti after an attack on Sunday.","Bukele warned of a stronger operation if the hostages are not released alive.","The operation comes amid Haiti's first general election in over a decade and gang control of portions of Port-au-Prince.","El Salvador participates in a multinational gang suppression force in Haiti with thousands of personnel."],"topics":[],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-21T21:49:32.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-21T22:24:37.873Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/48012711-ae64-467b-b3f9-29ea1bf2866c","storyId":"48012711-ae64-467b-b3f9-29ea1bf2866c","image":"https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/10/21/22/Haiti_Security_77492.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2","author":"Yolanda Magaña","dek":"El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele says he has launched a military operation to rescue four Salvadoran aviation technicians kidnapped by gangs in Haiti following an attack Sunday, threatening a more severe attack if they are not released alive and unharmed"}