Ugandan authorities continue a desperate search for an American tourist and her safari guide who were allegedly abducted at the country's most popular national park by gunmen demanding ransom.
Ugandan authorities on Thursday continued a desperate search for American tourist Kimberly Sue Endicott and her safari guide who were allegedly abducted at the country's most popular national park by gunmen demanding ransom.
Authorities have tried to block key crossing points into other nearby districts as well as the country's western border, which it shares with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They are hopeful the kidnappers are trapped within the expanded search area, the officer said. The kidnappers used one of the victim's mobile phones to demand $500,000 as ransom, which police said they believe is the motive behind the abduction.
"We have ranger guides who are usually armed and that's one of the reasons why we have guns anyway," Uganda Wildlife Authority spokesperson Bashir Hangi told NTV Uganda. "To protect our visitors, not only against wildlife but also against illegal armed entrants."
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