British tourist freed being hostage on boat tribe in amazon

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70 tourists released from amazon jungles in peru, many children were also included in the hostages


In peru, about 70 tourists held hostage in the world's largest forest, the amazon, have been freed. They were taken hostage by a Peruvian tribal group to draw the attention of the government to the protest against the oil spill.


About 70 tourists who were held hostage in the amazon jungle in peru have been released. According to reports, among the tourist's taken hostage were citizens of the United States, Spain, France, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland. Among the hostages were many children who were held by a group there. The hostages were released after several hours of talks with members of the group.

Although the exact figures of the tourists made in bondage have not been revealed, pregnant women, one-month-old babies, and elderly people were certainly said to be involved in this. The reason behind the captivity of tourists is being explained that the residents of the forests have taken this step to protest the lack of government aid after the recent oil spill there.


According to Peru's environment ministry, on september 16, about 2,500 tonnes of crude oil leaked into the world's largest forest, killing three people. State-run oil company Petroperu said it did not yet have an estimate of the number of barrels emptied after the leak.

According to british media reports, the group behind the tourists being taken hostage has claimed that they want to attract the attention of the government for relief and aid after the oil spill. The group had earlier said that they would hold these tourists hostage for a week. "We want to draw the attention of the government with this action," Watson Trujillo, leader of the Cuninico Group, told RPP radio.

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