American video blogger and journalist Edison Pierre Maalouf, known under the pseudonym YourFellowArab, was kidnapped in Haiti. Criminals demand a huge ransom for him. reports Dexerto portal.
According to media reports, the incident occurred after a meeting with a representative of a local criminal organization. The blogger and his colleague were kidnapped while returning from an interview. A ransom of 600 thousand dollars (about 55.4 million rubles) was demanded for their release. The criminals have already been paid $40,000, but they continue to detain Americans, insisting that the full amount be paid.
In his last post on social networks, the blogger wrote: “I’m going on another one of my trips. If I go, thanks for looking at what I wrote. If I survive, thank God.”
The family of the kidnapped person has appealed to the US government for support, but so far there has been no official comment from the authorities.
YourFellowArab is known for his videos exploring complex social conditions in places around the world, including slums and crime-ridden areas, and his YouTube channel has more than 1.4 million subscribers.
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