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Bukele says remains found in Haiti are not missing Salvadoran technicians

Bukele disputes a New York Times report suggesting the remains could belong to four missing Salvadoran technicians.

Updated Oct 25, 2026 · 10:55 UTC3 reports

The short version

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele denied that remains handed to his military teams in Haiti belong to four missing Salvadoran aviation technicians.[ABC News · Associated Press · BBC News]
Bukele said the remains included a child's body and a man much taller than the technicians, and that a nongovernmental organization delivered them.[Associated Press · BBC News]
An earlier New York Times report, citing a humanitarian aid organization and people close to the mission, suggested the bodies could belong to the missing men.[Associated Press · BBC News]
The identity of the bodies remains unresolved, as sources disagree and no identification has been reported.[ABC News · Associated Press · BBC News]

Bukele said remains handed over by a nongovernmental organization in Haiti are not those of four missing Salvadoran aviation technicians.[ABC News · Associated Press · BBC News]
Bukele said the remains included a child's body, a man of considerably greater height than the technicians, and a person in a different military uniform.[Associated Press · BBC News]
The four Salvadorans were reported missing after coming under attack by gangs on Oct. 18.[ABC News · Associated Press]
The New York Times earlier reported, citing a humanitarian aid organization, that the bodies could belong to the missing men.[Associated Press · BBC News]

Sources disagree on whether the bodies belong to the missing men, and no identification has been reported.[ABC News · Associated Press · BBC News]
Bukele's identification account is his own claim, and the reporting provided does not establish who the remains belong to.[ABC News · Associated Press]

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