Bukele: troops will leave Haiti once the four air technicians are handed over, or they will rescue them "by force"
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At a joint press conference with Peru's president, Keiko Fujimori, on Thursday night, October 29, at the Presidential House, Nayib Bukele said the Salvadoran mission in Haiti aims to rescue the four missing air technicians, not to wipe out Haiti's gangs. He warned that if they are not handed over willingly, "we are going to rescue them by force" (our translation), and that the forces will act against the gangs if they try to block the rescue. Bukele said El Salvador has no intention of staying permanently and that, if the four air technicians are handed over, the troops would withdraw that same day. He gave no end date for the mission, saying its length depends on when they are handed over.
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