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Remains found in Haiti during search for missing Salvadoran soldiers
Human remains were handed over to El Salvador's military teams at Haiti's airport during the search for four missing Salvadorans.[1, 2] The four men disappeared six days ago, after coming under attack by gangs on Oct. 18, according to the reports.[1, 2]
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele denied that the bodies were those of his soldiers, saying they are "not our men."[1, 2, 3] El Salvador had sent hundreds of troops to find the four men.[1]
Covered by The New York Times, ABC News and BBC News
Read first El Salvador’s Bukele says bodies found in Haiti are not those of missing Salvadorans
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- Center: ABC News (−0.19).
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- Left-leaning Remains Found in Haiti During Hunt for Missing Salvadoran Soldiers
- Center El Salvador’s Bukele says bodies found in Haiti are not those of missing Salvadorans
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