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These soldiers were reportedly attacked by gangs while traveling in an armored vehicle. The incident occurred in Croix-des-Bouquets, a region known to be controlled by gangs including Chèn Méchan and Kraze Barye."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The deployment followed an announcement by Salvadorean President Nayib Bukele regarding a military operation to rescue the four missing individuals, identified as aviation technicians. He also stated a more forceful response would be considered if they were not released unharmed. Haiti's government confirmed the soldiers' abduction on Wednesday evening, marking its first official comment since the attack on Sunday."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on additional deployment"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Associated Press, citing two officials, reported that El Salvador deployed 100 special forces soldiers. The Washington Top News, also citing two officials, reported the same number. 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