Gunmen abduct US tourist and driver in Uganda: govt spokesman

AFP  |  Kampala 

Gunmen in have abducted an American tourist and his inside a national park close to the border with Democratic Republic of Congo, said Wednesday.

Ugandan soldiers are hunting the gunmen, who abducted the pair around dusk on Tuesday.

"Four armed men, not yet identified, between 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm, staged an ambush and kidnapped an American tourist with his Ugandan near Katoke Gate in the Elizabeth National Park," Opondo said in a statement.

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First Published: Wed, April 03 2019. 18:15 IST