The WhatsApp message reportedly read: 'We are being held hostage, they kidnapped our driver. Pray pray pray.'
also reported Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries had shared a voice message with religious groups that said men, women and children had been kidnapped.
It reportedly added that the mission's field director is currently working with the U.S. embassy to resolve the situation.reported armed gangs have pushed out from the neighborhoods they control in the capital to other parts of the city where they have carried out kidnappings. In the aftermath, there has been an increase in violence on the streets as gangs exploit the chaotic situation.
Earlier this week, the embassy issued a list of"actions to take" for people who found themselves in potentially dangerous situations.
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