Kidnappers release three more missionaries

Three more Christian missionarieswho have been held hostage in Haiti for more than seven weeks have been released, Christian Aid Ministries said yesterday. The group, released yesterday, were among 17 US and Canadian missionarieswho were kidnapped in Haiti on October 16. Two other hostages, an American husband and wife, were freed on Nov 22 due to illness without a ransom being paid, a source told the Miami Herald at the time. ‘‘Those whowere released are safe and seem to be in good spirits,’’ the organisation said in a statement.