The New York Times reported that four members of El Salvador's military were "abducted" on Sunday in Haiti, and that the country's president wants them back. The Times summary says the president has issued a warning to Haitian gangs, and the headline of the report says the same.

The Times report is credited to Frances Robles.

BBC News reported that El Salvador's president has threatened Haitian gangs over what its headline calls military hostages. Its summary states that four members of what it described as the so-called Gang Suppression Force have been missing since Sunday. The BBC article carries no byline in the material available.

The two outlets describe the four people differently. The Times identifies them as members of El Salvador's military and uses the word abducted. The BBC identifies them as members of the so-called Gang Suppression Force, uses the word missing in its summary, and uses the word hostages in its headline. Neither summary explains how the Gang Suppression Force relates to El Salvador's military, and the summaries do not establish whether the two descriptions refer to the same group of people.

Neither summary identifies who is holding the four or where they are being held. Neither gives the wording of the president's warning or threat beyond what the headlines and summaries state.

Readers who want the full accounts can read the New York Times report on El Salvador's military and Haitian gangs by Frances Robles, or the BBC News article on the president's threat over military hostages. This account relies only on the headlines and short summaries of those two reports.

Sources: The New York Times: El Salvador’s President Issues Harsh Warning to Haitian Gangs After 4 Soldiers Are Abducted; BBC News: El Salvador's president threatens Haitian gangs over military hostages.