An American tourist was kidnapped on Tuesday evening while visiting Uganda's most popular national park, authorities said. Four unidentified gunmen allegedly ambushed a group of tourists who were on an evening game drive with a guide in the Queen Elizabeth National Park in southwest Uganda around
An American tourist was kidnapped on Tuesday evening while visiting Uganda's most popular national park, authorities said.
The other tourists, a Canadian couple, were left behind without a key to the vehicle and contacted the camp manager, who brought them to safety."We strongly believe this ransom is the reason behind the kidnap," Uganda Police Force deputy spokesperson Polly Namaye said in a statement Wednesday. The Queen Elizabeth National Park is located near Uganda's border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and authorities have"cut off all exit areas on the border" in the search for the victims, according to Namaye.
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