A ransom was paid by a tour operator. The kidnappers’ identities are unknown.
By Max Bearak Max Bearak Africa bureau chief based in Nairobi Email Bio Follow April 7 at 2:19 PM NAIROBI — An American woman and her Ugandan driver were released unharmed five days after they were kidnapped in Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park, according to a military spokesman.
The identity of the kidnappers remained unknown. A ransom was paid by Wild Frontiers, the tour company that organized the excursion, Karemire said, but the amount was not disclosed. The kidnappers had used one of the hostages’ phones to make an initial demand of $500,000. Four men had held them up at gunpoint Tuesday evening and then “grabbed two out of four . . . before disappearing with them,” police said in a statement. The other two tourists escaped unharmed.
Virunga reopened in mid-February eight months after a deadly ambush forced its closure. A park ranger was killed trying to defend two British hikers and their guide, who were kidnapped and held for three days. More than 175 rangers have been killed in Virunga.
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