Uganda moves to reassure tourists after kidnappers demand $500,000 ransom

Uganda moves to reassure tourists after kidnappers demand $500,000 ransom
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KAMAPALA, April 4 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) – Ugandan authorities on Wednesday launches an extensive rescue operation for an American woman and her driver who were kidnapped at Uganda’s most popular wildlife park.

Kimberley Sue Endecott, 35, and Ugandan driver Jean Paul were on a game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park when four gunmen ambushed their vehicle on Tuesday evening, a police statement said.

The statement added that an elite unit of the Tourism Police had been dispatched to actively pursue the kidnappers and succesfully recover the victims.

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