Freed U.S. tourist safe after kidnap \'settlement\'

ROUGH CUT.

NO REPORTER NARRATION.

An American tourist and her guide who were abducted in Uganda last week were released after a "negotiated settlement" was reached with the kidnappers, the firm that organised her safari told Reuters on Monday (April 8).

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 (April 7) 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.