American kidnapped on Ugandan safari, $500,000 ransom demanded

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Source: Reuters

WORLD NEWS APRIL 3, 2019 / 9:18 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO

American kidnapped on Ugandan safari, $500,000 ransom demanded

Elias Biryabarema
3 MIN READ

KAMPALA (Reuters) - An American woman and her driver have been kidnapped at Uganda’s most popular wildlife park by gunmen demanding a ransom of $500,000, police said on Wednesday.

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.

Various illegal groups from Somali Islamists to Congolese-based rebels sometimes operate in Uganda, but the kidnappers’ identity was not known.

An elderly couple also at the scene were not taken and raised the alarm.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-uganda-usa-kidnapping/american-woman-kidnapped-in-uganda-from-national-park-police-idUSKCN1RF1LU

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