At least eight arrests made in connection with kidnapping of an American tourist and her safari guide in Uganda, ABC News has learned.
and her safari guide in Uganda's most popular national park, ABC News has learned.
A senior commander of the Uganda Police Force told ABC News eight people were arrested in Kanungu district on Monday and authorities are searching for more suspects in the area and nearby districts, as well as on the other side of the country's western border, into the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Remezo, a senior guide for safari tour operator Wild Frontiers Uganda, was leading Endicott and a Canadian couple on an evening game drive in the park's southern Ishasha section on April 2 when they were allegedly ambushed by four gunmen in military uniforms. The gunmen apparently held the group at gunpoint before snatching the keys to their safari vehicle and fleeing with Remezo and Endicott, according to police.
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