Key facts
- Four Salvadoran air force members are missing after a gang ambush in Haiti.
- The missing members were part of the UN-backed Gang Suppression Force.
- Their armored vehicle was hit by explosives and caught fire.
- Salvadoran helicopters attempting to provide support came under fire.
Four Salvadoran air force members are missing after being ambushed by heavily armed criminal groups in Haiti, El Salvador's armed forces announced late Sunday. The team, part of the UN-backed Gang Suppression Force, was returning to camp in an armored vehicle when it was hit by explosives and caught fire. Contact was lost after the troops fled the burning vehicle. Salvadoran helicopters attempting to provide support came under fire, and efforts to reach the area were hampered by intense fighting. The incident occurred in the Santo area of Port-au-Prince.