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The Americans had no documents authorizing the adoption of the children aged 2 months to 12 years who had survived the devastating earthquake. They said, however, however, they wanted to take the children to an orphanage in the Dominican Republic.

The missionaries, five men and five women, might face life in prison if found guilty of kidnapping.

Haitian authorities have tightened adoption rules in the country to prevent child trafficking amid chaos caused by the disastrous earthquake that hit the Caribbean country on January 12 and killed more than 200,000 people.

MOSCOW, February 6 (RIA Novosti)