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2 Yanomami reported slain by illegal prospectors in Amazon

by Associated Press
| June 28, 2020 12:03 AM

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Two members of the Yanomami ethnic group in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest were shot to death by illegal gold prospectors inside the Indigenous community’s territory, according to reports from the group.

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