MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Sixteen Americans and one Canadian citizen are among the Christian Aid Ministries workers kidnapped in Haiti, according to a statement by the organization on Sunday.

       The group of five men, seven women and five children were abducted during a trip to visit an orphanage on Saturday, the statement said.

       (Reporting by Caribbean newsroom, writing by Cassandra Garrison, Editing by Nick Zieminski)