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28 Dec 2013

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BBC

Indigenous reserve in the Brazilian Amazon attacked [Brazil]

Farmers and loggers set fire to houses in the reserve located in…Amazonas state. Earlier, members of another tribe - the Tenharim - sought refuge in a nearby military base. Townspeople in the region say members of the indigenous group abducted three contractors over a week ago…Tensions between non-indigenous residents…and indigenous people have been running high since a Tenharim leader was found murdered…Some residents believe the Tenharim may be holding the three missing men in retaliation for the killing of their leader…About 120 military police officers tried to restore order...Clashes between indigenous groups and non-indigenous locals are not uncommon in Brazil as they are often in conflict over land, logging and mining rights.