Nukak wounded by grenade blast

May 26, 2005

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Seven nomadic Nukak – one woman and six children – have been wounded by a grenade blast in south-east Colombia. The Nukak are isolated hunter-gatherers and had been gathering fruits near an army base when they apparently picked up a grenade.

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