ABECHE, Chad (CNN) -- Most of the 103 children that a French charity attempted to take to France from Chad for adoption are neither Sudanese nor orphans, three international aid agencies reported on Thursday. Hundreds of women protest child trafficking and shout anti-French slogans Wednesday in Abeche, Chad. Six members of Zoe's Ark were arrested last week as they tried to put the children on a plane to France, where the charity said host families were waiting to take the children in. Three French journalists, a seven-member Spanish flight crew and one Belgian were also arrested. Representatives of the journalists and flight crew said they were unaware of problems with Zoe's Ark and thought they were on a humanitarian mission.
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NEW: Chadian president wants journalists, flight crew released
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Red Cross, UNICEF, UNHCR interview children that charity tried to fly out of Chad
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Most are not from Sudan and have families, agencies say
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Six members of Zoe's Ark, 11 others under arrest in Chad
The charity said the children were @placeholder orphans that it was trying to rescue from a war-torn nation.
@placeholder authorities immediately accused the charity of kidnapping the children and concealing their identities.