Authorities Struggle To Retrieve Body Of American Missionary Killed By Isolated Tribe

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Authorities Struggle To Retrieve Body Of American Missionary Killed By Isolated Tribe

Officials in India are contemplating how to obtain the body of an American tourist who was killed by a tribe of North Sentinel islanders, , missionary John Allen Chau traveled to a forbidden area last week in hopes of converting an isolated tribe to Christianity. The Sentinelese tribe has rejected modern society for thousands of years, and laws have been put in place over time forbidding outsiders from intruding on their lifestyle. These rules were not only instilled to help preserve the tribe’s culture but also protect them from illnesses ...

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