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TEHRAN, Apr 08 - An American tourist and her guide abducted in Uganda last week were released after a "negotiated settlement" was reached with the kidnappers, the firm that had organized her safari told Reuters on Monday.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - Amid fears the incident could deter tourists from visiting the East African country, U.S. President Donald Trump called on Twitter for the kidnappers to be found.
Ugandan authorities said on Sunday that Kimberley Sue Endecott, 35, and her driver, Jean Paul, had been rescued unharmed after being seized by gunmen in Queen Elizabeth National Park, near the border with Democratic Republic of Congo, on April 2. The kidnappers later demanded a ransom of $500,000 for Endecott's release.
The acknowledgement of some negotiations with the captors follows reports in several local media outlets, including state-owned daily New Vision, that a ransom was paid before the kidnappers freed their victims.
"A negotiated settlement was arranged with the assistance of the American government," a spokesman for the tour firm, Wild Frontiers Safaris Uganda, told Reuters.
"I don't have details of the final settlement"
New Vision reported on Monday citing undisclosed sources that a ransom of $30,000 had been paid.
Source: Reuters
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