The kidnappers demanded a ransom of $500,000 for her release.
An American tourist who was kidnapped alongside her driver in a national park in southwestern Uganda has been rescued unharmed, the Ugandan military told Reuters on Sunday.
"She has been located and rescued unharmed," Uganda military spokesman, Brigadier Richard Karemire told Reuters. Ugandan government spokesman Ofwono Opondo said in a tweet that driver Jean Paul had also been rescued. Various illegal groups from Somali Islamists to Congolese-based rebels sometimes operate in Uganda, but the kidnappers' identity was not known."I suspect the kidnappers left them because they were elderly. They took all their possessions," Ugandan government spokesman Ofwono Opondo said last week.
The U.S. embassy in Kampala said last week,"We take seriously any threats against U.S. citizens abroad. Security forces are responding to the incident."
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